Mayweather facing charges for passing bad check

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Mayweather was not present for a Clark County court hearing Monday and was instead represented by his counsel. Mayweather's official charges are "theft, value $100,000 or greater" and "draw or pass check with intent to defraud, value $1,200 or greater."Clark County prosecutors filed an initial criminal complaint on April 27, according to court records obtained by ESPN, followed three days later by a court order that Mayweather appear before a judge.

Monday's appearance by his attorney apparently fulfilled that order.The complaint alleges Mayweather wrote a $200,000 check from a Wells Fargo Bank account to Gold and Beyond, a high-end Las Vegas resale boutique, on Dec. 31, 2024.

The complaint alleges Mayweather wrote the check when he "had insufficient money, property, or credit" in the account to pay it in full.ESPN obtained a copy of the receipt for the Audemars Piguet watch that was purchased on Dec. 25, 2024.

The theft charge claims Mayweather wrote the check "in exchange for obtaining property or services" while "knowing that the check would not be paid when presented." The complaint alleges Mayweather did this "knowingly, feloniously, and without lawful authority."If found guilty on the fraud charge, Mayweather could face one to four years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine plus restitution costs, according to Nevada state law.

Felony theft carries prison terms of one to 20 years and up to $15,000 in fines.Marc Cook, an attorney for Cook & Kelesis, which represents Gold and Beyond, told ESPN on Tuesday that his client filed the complaint with the Clark County District Attorney's office in February."The reason for the delay is that my guy trusted Mayweather and was trying to give him every opportunity to make good on that," Cook said.

"And it got to the point where he wasn't getting responses and wasn't getting money for a watch that Mayweather had for well over a year."Cook said his client didn't want to press charges against Mayweather in hopes of resolving the issue. Cook said his client attempted to go through every avenue possible but "got ignored."

Neither Mayweather's attorney nor the Clark County District Attorney's Office were immediately available for comment.It is the latest in a litany of legal woes for Mayweather.Plaintiffs in separate civil cases in at least four states allege Mayweather owes them money.

The Internal Revenue Service has a tax lien of more than $7.2 million levied against Mayweather for unpaid taxes in 2018 and 2023. A Las Vegas-area gated community filed a separate lien of over $22,500.

The IRS declined comment about Mayweather's l