"According to federal prosecutors and the FBI, Perez stole more than 400 jerseys and other items from a secured equipment room and sold items through various online marketplaces. He had access because he worked on the game-day security detail at the Kaseya Center. He was one of a few employees with access to a secured equipment room that stored memorabilia the Heat organization planned to display in a future team museum."
"Over a three-year period, authorities say Perez sold more than 100 stolen items for approximately $1.9 million and shipped them across state lines, often at bargain prices. They say he sold a Heat jersey LeBron James wore during the NBA Finals for approximately $100,000. That same jersey later sold at a Sotheby's auction for $3.7 million. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at Perez's home last April and recovered nearly 300 additional stolen game-worn jerseys and memorabilia, officials said."
Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, pleaded guilty last August to transporting and transferring stolen goods in interstate commerce and was sentenced to three years in prison with nearly $1.9 million in restitution. Perez worked for the Miami Heat from 2016 to 2021 and as an NBA security employee from 2022 to 2025 and had access to a secured equipment room on game days at the Kaseya Center. Authorities say he stole more than 400 game-worn jerseys and other memorabilia, sold over 100 items online for about $1.9 million, and investigators recovered nearly 300 additional items from his home. The Heat confirmed the items were stolen.
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