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The southern district of Florida US Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday that a former Miami Heat Security Guard has been charged with selling stolen jerseys and other memorabilia worth up to $ 2 million.
Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, from Miami, was indicted for the transport and transfer of stolen goods in intermediate trade.
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View of the NBA logo on a back plate before the game between Houston Rockets and Miami Heat at the Toyota Center on April 5, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Troy Taormina/USA Today Sports)
Perez, a 25-year-old retired veteran of the City of Miami Police Department, was hired as a security officer at Miami Heat from 2016 to 2021 and later worked as NBA security officer from 2022 to 2025, according to a press release in the Department of Justice.
Perez was among a limited number of employees with access to a secured equipment room storing hundreds of game -borne jerseys and other memorabilities intended to be displayed in a future Miami Heat Museum.
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A detailed overview of the shot and the game clock in front of the tarpaulin with the Miami Heat logo covering the seats in the arena in the second half between Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks in the American Airlines Arena on December 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports)
Perez allegedly gained access to the equipment space several times to steal over 400 game -borne jerseys and other items, which he then sold to various online marketplaces according to the press release. Perez allegedly sold a Miami Heat Jersey carried by LeBron James during the NBA final for about $ 100,000. The same jersey later sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $ 3.7 million.
The message also said that law enforcement executed a search statement in Perez’s residence April 3, and seized about 300 stolen game-worn jerseys and other valuable memorabilia. The heat confirmed that the objects had been stolen from their facility.
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The charging document said Perez sold the goods to online brokers. Over the course of a three -year period, authorities say Perez sold more than 100 stolen items for about $ 2 million and sent them across state lines, often at negotiation prices.
