Floyd Mayweather sues notorious NYC money manager in alleged $175M fraud scheme over jewels, jet: ‘The gloves are off’
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“Floyd Mayweather Jr. is taking a swing at an ex-con major donor to former Mayor Bill de Blasio over an alleged $175 million fraud scheme involving jewels and a secret jet sale.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is suing Jona Rechnitz for an alleged $175 million fraud scheme involving jewelry and a jet sale.
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— George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk sus…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd
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— 9 hours ago · Six years after George Floyd’s murder, his family is still fighting to keep his legacy — and calls for reform — alive Relatives will honor Floyd at a Houston Memorial Day gathering focus…
https://people.com/george-floyd-family-remembers-legacy-six-…
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— 4 days ago · George Floyd was a Black man whose videotaped death under the knee of a white police officer sparked protests in 2020, including some of the largest street demonstrations in U.S. history.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Floyd
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Floyd
“Jona Rechnitz — an ex-mayoral donor who once tried to bribe NYPD cops with hookers”
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Multiple sources, including the NY Times and Governing Magazine, report that Jona Rechnitz was involved in a scandal where NYPD officials were provided with prostitutes as bribes.
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— Norman Seabrook is an American former law enforcement officer and union leader who was the president of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association from 1995 to 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Seabrook
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— Fernando Mateo (born 1957 or 1958) is a Dominican-American businessman, activist, and politician who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City in the 2021 mayoral election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Mateo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Mateo
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— Jun 21, 2016 ... ... cops allegedly got payoffs and prostitutes to provide help ranging from gun licenses and police escorts to closing a Lincoln Tunnel lane.
https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-nypd-corruption-arrest…
https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-nypd-corruption-arrest…
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“Rechnitz previously pleaded guilty in 2016 for his role in the infamous prostitute-packed NYPD corruption scandal”
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Web search results confirm Jona Rechnitz's involvement in the NYPD corruption scandal and mention his legal proceedings, including a prison term and restitution related to his actions as a donor.
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— Norman Seabrook is an American former law enforcement officer and union leader who was the president of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association from 1995 to 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Seabrook
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Seabrook
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— Fernando Mateo (born 1957 or 1958) is a Dominican-American businessman, activist, and politician who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City in the 2021 mayoral election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Mateo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Mateo
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— In honor of National Nurses Week 2019, enjoy the current issue of JONA for free! Plus, we will continue celebrating nurses all month long, because a week is just not enough.
https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/pages/default.aspx
https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/pages/default.aspx
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“He had been a top donor to de Blasio”
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Multiple sources explicitly identify Jona Rechnitz as a donor to former Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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— Norman Seabrook is an American former law enforcement officer and union leader who was the president of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association from 1995 to 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Seabrook
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Seabrook
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— Robert Patrick Astorino (born May 3, 1967) is an American politician, radio producer, and television host who was the county executive of Westchester County, New York from 2010 to 2017. He was the Rep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Astorino
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Astorino
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— Fernando Mateo (born 1957 or 1958) is a Dominican-American businessman, activist, and politician who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City in the 2021 mayoral election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Mateo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Mateo
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“which has included a separate $17.7 million judgment against the former powerbroker and his pal Ayel Frist”
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While the general lawsuit is mentioned in multiple sources, the specific $17.7 million judgment against Rechnitz and Ayel Frist is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though the lawsuit context exists.
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— “Jona is my friend,” Mayweather said of a crop of fresh theft allegations against Rechnitz at the time. “Whatever his case was, he dealt with it like a man, and we’re going to continue to do business.…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/floyd-mayw…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/floyd-mayw…
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— Rechnitz was born into an affluent Orthodox Jewish family in California and started out working in real estate with Africa Israel Investments. Early on, he sought connections within the New York Polic…
https://pods.podcasty.co/the-glittering-fraud-inside-jona-re…
https://pods.podcasty.co/the-glittering-fraud-inside-jona-re…
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— Jona Rechnitz says he pressured de Blasio to help friend in lawsuit against SL Green. Developer ultimately settled litigation over Grand Central. From left: Rendering of One Vanderbilt, Marc Holliday,…
https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2017/10/31/jona-rechnitz-sa…
https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2017/10/31/jona-rechnitz-sa…
“In July 2024, Rechnitz took it upon himself to wire $7.5 million from one of Mayweather’s companies to a Florida LLC owned by his pal Frist”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the specific allegation that Rechnitz wired $7.5 million from a Mayweather company to a Florida LLC owned by Ayel Frist in July 2024.
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— 8 hours ago ... In July 2024, Rechnitz took it upon himself to wire $7.5 million from one of Mayweather's companies to a Florida LLC owned by his pal Frist ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/us-news/floyd-mayweather-sues-…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/us-news/floyd-mayweather-sues-…
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— Rechnitz purportedly wired $7.5 million from one of Mayweather's companies to a Florida LLC owned by his acquaintance Ayel Frist, claiming it was an investment ...
https://news.ssbcrack.com/floyd-mayweather-jr-sues-ex-con-do…
https://news.ssbcrack.com/floyd-mayweather-jr-sues-ex-con-do…
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— 7 hours ago ... Floyd Mayweather Jr. has filed a startling lawsuit against former business adviser Jona Rechnitz, alleging that he embezzled over $175 million ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYwrpM6FmtI/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYwrpM6FmtI/
“A year later, Rechnitz schemed to bring roughly $100 million of Mayweather’s jewelry to a pair of Miami dealers, using it as collateral for a $13 million loan”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim contains irrelevant results (Jona Viray, Nursing Administration). The claim is mentioned in the context of the general lawsuit in other snippets, but the specific $100m jewelry/$13m loan detail is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.
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— In February 2016, Jona ended her decade of exclusivity with GMA and transferred to rival network ABS-CBN. Part of her reintroduction was the changing of her screen name to Jona.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jona_Viray
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jona_Viray
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— In honor of National Nurses Week 2019, enjoy the current issue of JONA for free! Plus, we will continue celebrating nurses all month long, because a week is just not enough.
https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/pages/default.aspx
https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/pages/default.aspx
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— Jona combines gut microbiome testing + AI-Powered analysis to provide personalize food, diet, and lifestyle recommendations to improve your health.
https://jona.health/
https://jona.health/
“In November 2025, Rechnitz urged Mayweather to execute a bill of sale for the jet, but the buyer’s name was left blank”
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The claim states the event occurred in 'November 2025', which is a future date. The evidence provided for November 2025 consists of general calendar/holiday information, and the lawsuit is reported as current (2024).
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— November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autu…
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— Feb 12, 2026 · November facts, trivia, holidays, Thanksgiving recipes, night sky highlights, folklore, and more from The Old Farmer's Almanac.
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— Aug 4, 2025 · Visiting Scottsdale in November? Enjoy mild weather, art festivals, outdoor adventures, and top events for a perfect fall getaway.
https://stayhozho.com/blog/scottsdale-in-november/
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“ordering a lawyer to transfer a $15 million real estate settlement to his friend’s Florida shell company”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim regarding a $15 million real estate settlement transfer.
“he siphoned half of an allegedly illicit $16 million loan to himself”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim regarding the siphoning of half of a $16 million loan.
“20 percent of nearly $4 million in distributions from Mayweather’s Manhattan real estate portfolio going directly to him”
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