Ex-Miami Heat employee charged for selling stolen memorabilia

By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER

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A former Miami Heat employee has appeared in federal court after reportedly stealing and selling $2million worth of memorabilia.

Marcos Perez, 62, has been charged with one-count of transporting and transferring stolen goods in interstate commerce, according to the charging document.

The document claims Perez stole game-worn Heat jerseys and other memorabilia and later sold the merchandise to online brokers.

During his time with the Heat – spanning from 2016-2021 – Perez worked as a security officer. He later worked as an NBA security employee from 2022 to 2025.

While employed by the Heat, Perez had access to the equipment room and stole over 400 game-worn jerseys. He sold over 100 items for approximately $2million.

The report claims that Perez would ship the products across state lines, often for prices well below market value.

A former Miami Heat employee has been charged with selling stolen memorabilia

Among the stolen memorabilia was a game-worn jersey by LeBron James in the NBA Finals

One example provided was a LeBron James jersey worn during the NBA Finals, which he sold for $100,000. It later sold at Sotheby’s auction for $3.7million.

A search warrant of Perez’s residence was issued on April 3rd and officers seized nearly 300 additional stolen game-worn jerseys, according to the report.

The items were being held by the team for a future Miami heat museum. The Heat later confirmed that the items had been stolen from their facility.

Perez is also a retired 25-year veteran of the Miami Police Department.

FBI Miami is investigating the case.

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