50 Cent Offers Help As Floyd Mayweather Battles $200K Fraud Charges

Floyd Mayweather faces felony charges after writing a $200,000 bad check for a luxury watch, with 50 Cent publicly offering support.

Floyd Mayweather is staring down two felony charges after writing a $200,000 check with insufficient funds to buy a luxury watch in Las Vegas, and the situation’s got his peers concerned about his spending habits.

The boxer allegedly purchased an Audemars Piguet timepiece from Gold and Beyond boutique on December 25, 2024, then wrote a bad check from his Wells Fargo account on New Year’s Eve to cover it.

According to the charges filed in April 2026, Mayweather knew the money wasn’t there when he signed that check, which means he’s facing theft charges for amounts over $100,000 and fraud allegations tied to the $1,200-plus bad check itself.

If convicted on the fraud charge alone, he’s looking at 1 to 4 years in prison, plus up to $5,000 in fines and restitution. The theft conviction carries even greater weight: 1 to 20 years behind bars and up to $15,000 in fines.

The boutique owner tried to work with him for over a year before filing the complaint in February, but Mayweather apparently ghosted every attempt to resolve it. That’s when things got messy.

50 Cent caught wind of the situation and stepped in with a public message that showed genuine concern mixed with tough love.

“Damn Champ WTF is up if you need some money just call me,” the Queens rapper posted. “We could have kept this s### from getting this messy. Now the Feds looking for you, love you bro I’m not mad at you know more call me.”

It’s a stark contrast to their past beef, and it highlights how serious things have gotten for the boxing legend.

This is the latest chapter in what’s become an ongoing financial crisis for Mayweather.

According to ESPN, the IRS has slapped him with a $7.2 million tax lien for unpaid taxes dating back to 2018 and 2023. A gated community in Las Vegas also filed a separate lien for over $22,500.

Beyond that, Mayweather’s been filing his own lawsuits claiming he got scammed out of massive amounts: $340 million against Showtime and $175 million against former business associates who allegedly disappeared with jewelry, a jet, and cash.

The pattern suggests his love of high-end jewelry and luxury purchases may be catching up with him in ways he didn’t anticipate.

Mayweather’s financial troubles have been mounting for months, and this bad-check situation represents a turning point at which his spending finally collided with the legal system.

He’s scheduled to fight kickboxer Mike Zambidis in an exhibition match on June 27 in Athens, Greece, and sources confirmed his passport situation has been resolved so he can make the trip.

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