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Floyd Mayweather faces theft charges in Nevada over bad check

Floyd Mayweather is targeted in a criminal complaint in Nevada after he allegedly offered a bad check Mayweather’s counsel said that there was no need for the case to be escalated to a criminal complaint, arguing that it was a civil matter

Written by Casino House Group Editorial Team

Published on March 30, 2026

Summary

Floyd Mayweather is targeted in a criminal complaint in Nevada after he allegedly offered a bad check
Mayweather’s counsel said that there was no need for the case to be escalated to a criminal complaint, arguing that it was a civil matter
The multiple-title winner and undefeated boxer has an IRS lien of more than $7.2m and allegedly faces civil complaints in multiple states

Floyd Mayweather could be in trouble, with the legendary boxer sending counsel to represent him in a Clark County court hearing on Monday, June 14.

Floyd Mayweather in hot water over a luxury watch and missing $200,000

The 12-championship winner is in hot water over what prosecutors allege is theft, value $100,000 or greater and draw or pass check with intent to defraud, value $1,200 or greater. Mayweather allegedly passed a bad check to purchase a $200,000 Audemars Piguet watch in Las Vegas, Nevada, court records cited by various media outlets state. Mayweather was named in the initial criminal complaint first filed on April 27, 2026, with a court order issued for the man to appear before a judge. According to the complaint, Mayweather allegedly wrote a $200,000 check for a Wells Fargo Bank account to resell boutique Gold and Beyond in December 2024, but the account itself had insufficient money, property, or credit to pay in full. The resale boutique’s legal counsel, Marc Cook, filed the complaint with the Clark County District Attorney’soffice in February 2026, before it was updated to a criminal complaint in April. Speaking to ESPN, Cook has explained the delay by the fact that Mayweather was a prominent figure in society, and that the attorney believed that the matter would be settled amicably.

Matter does not belong to criminal court, but civil complaints against Mayweather pile on

However, Cook said that correspondence ceased and no money was paid by Mayweather. Mayweather’s own counsel, Adrian Lobo, also spoke to the media and said that their client had no intent to defraud Gold and Beyond, and pointed out that the criminal complaint was a possible overreaction rather than settling matters as a civil claim to resolve the dispute. This matter does not belong in the criminal courts. And Mr. Mayweather looks forward to being vindicated through the court proceedings, Lobo added. However, this is not the only time Mayweather has been embroiled in a similar scandal. Civil cases in several states now seek to reclaim money that Mayweather allegedly owes them. As a separate development, the Internal Revenue Service currently has a tax lien of more than $7.2m against Maywaether, citing unpaid taxes between 2018 and 2023.