Overview

• Perez made his initial federal court appearance on August 5, facing a one-count information charge of transporting stolen goods in interstate commerce.
• Authorities say he leveraged his roles as a Miami Heat and NBA security officer from 2016 to 2025 to access a secured equipment room at the Kaseya Center.
• Investigators allege he systematically stole over 400 game-worn jerseys and memorabilia slated for a future team museum.
• Over three years, Perez reportedly sold more than 100 items to online brokers for about $2 million, including a LeBron James Finals jersey that later sold for $3.7 million at auction.
• The FBI’s Miami Field Office and Miami Police executed a search warrant on April 3, recovering nearly 300 additional jerseys, and prosecutors are preparing for trial.