LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boxer Floyd Mayweather faces two felony fees in Las Vegas over allegations that he wrote a nasty examine to buy a watch from a luxurious resale retailer.
Mayweather was scheduled for an preliminary look Monday in Las Vegas Justice Courtroom. He was not bodily current for the listening to, however an lawyer represented him on his behalf, in keeping with the Clark County District Lawyer’s workplace. His case is scheduled for a listening to in September.
Mayweather, 49, was charged in April with theft in addition to drawing and passing a examine with out ample funds with the intent to defraud, in keeping with court docket information.
Prosecutors in Clark County allege that in December 2024, Mayweather wrote a $200,000 examine by Wells Fargo Financial institution to Las Vegas designer resale retailer Gold and Past, regardless of having inadequate funds in his account, in keeping with the prison grievance.
Mayweather’s lawyer and representatives didn’t instantly return requests for remark.
The felony fees come as Mayweather faces different authorized battles. He was sued in New York over his alleged failure to pay hire at a Manhattan condo earlier this yr, and he was in monetary disputes with a number of jewelers. He additionally filed a lawsuit in New York in opposition to his former enterprise supervisor, alleging a yearslong fraud scheme.
Mayweather, the previous five-division world champion, introduced earlier this yr that he was popping out of retirement and returning to aggressive boxing this summer season. Mayweather was scheduled to be in Athens, Greece, for the “Battle of the Legends” boxing match on June 27, in keeping with an earlier press launch. In April, Mayweather confirmed he could be at a match in Athens.