A former Miami Heat security guard was charged this week with transporting and transferring stolen goods in interstate commerce, accused of stealing jerseys and other memorabilia and selling the items to online brokers.
Perez worked for the Heat from 2016 to 2021.
The equipment room had game-worn jerseys and other memorabilia that the Heat intended to display in a future team museum.
That Game 7 jersey sold at a Sotheby’s auction in January 2023 for $3.7 million. Over a three-year period, Perez allegedly sold over 100 items, sometimes shipping them across state lines, for about $2 million. Authorities said those items sold were well below the market value.
Authorities executed a search warrant in April on Perez’s residence, where they found nearly 300 additional stolen game-worn jerseys and memorabilia. The Heat said those items were indeed stolen from their facility.
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