Overview

• On August 5, Marcos Thomas Perez made his initial federal appearance on a one-count indictment for transporting and transferring stolen goods across state lines.
• Authorities say Perez exploited his access as a Heat and NBA security officer to steal over 400 game-worn jerseys and other memorabilia from the Kaseya Center’s secured storage between 2016 and 2025.
• Investigators allege he sold more than 100 stolen items over three years for roughly $2 million through online brokers at prices well below market value.
• One notable theft involved a LeBron James NBA Finals jersey that Perez sold for about $100,000 and which later fetched $3.7 million at Sotheby’s.
• The FBI’s Miami Field Office and the Miami Police Department are leading the probe while the Miami Heat collaborates on tracing and recovering the remaining assets.