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The United States Prosecutor’s Office of the South Florida district announced on Tuesday that a former Miami Heat security caretaker was accused of having sold stolen jerseys and other memories of a value of up to $ 2 million.
Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, of Miami, was accused of transporting and transferring goods stolen in interstate trade.
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Perez, a 25 -year -old retirement veteran from the Miami City Police Service, was employed as a security guard at Miami Heat from 2016 to 2021 and then worked as the NBA security employee from 2022 to 2025, according to a press release from the Ministry of Justice.
Perez was part of a limited number of employees with access to a secure equipment room that stored hundreds of jerseys for the game and other memories that were to be exhibited in a future Miami Heat museum.
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Perez would have accessed the equipment room several times to steal more than 400 jerseys and other items worn by the game, which he then sold in various online markets, according to the press release. Perez would have sold a Miami Heat jersey worn by LeBron James in the NBA final for around $ 100,000. This same jersey sold later during an auction of Sotheby’s for $ 3.7 million.
The announcement also said that the police have executed a search warrant at the Perez residence on April 3 and seized around 300 jerseys brought to the match and other precious memories. The heat confirmed that the items had been stolen in their installation.
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The load document indicated that Perez sold the items to online brokers. Over a period of three years, the authorities say that Perez has sold more than 100 stolen items for around $ 2 million and sent them through state lines, often at negotiation prices.
