Ex-Miami Heat security guard charged in $2M memorabilia theft
TL;DR
A former Miami Heat security officer, Marcos Thomas Perez, was charged with stealing and selling over 100 stolen jerseys and memorabilia worth around $2 million, including a LeBron James jersey that sold for $3.7 million at auction. Perez, a retired police officer, accessed a secure memorabilia room to steal more than 400 items over three years, which he sold online and shipped across state lines.
Topics:sportscrime#crime#federal-court#miami-heat#miami-police-department#sports-memorabilia#stolen-jerseys
- Former Heat security guard charged in $2M heist ESPN
- Former Miami Heat security officer accused of stealing and selling millions of dollars’ worth of team memorabilia CNN
- Ex-Miami Heat security worker charged in massive memorabilia theft of game-worn jerseys NBC 6 South Florida
- DOJ: Ex-Heat security staffer stole millions in game-worn gear from team, including LeBron James Finals jersey that later sold for $3.7M Yahoo Sports
- Retired City of Miami Police veteran charged in heist of game-worn Heat gear and memorabilia Miami Herald
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