Former Heat security guards steal more than 400 items, James s jersey sold for only 100,000 yuan in the finals

On August 6, according to the American News, 62-year-old former Heat security guard Marcos Thomas Perez, while working for the Heat, entered the equipment room many times to steal more than 400 game jerseys worn by players and other souvenirs, including equipment from James, Wade and O'Neal, and sold more than 100 stolen items for about $2 million. Among them, James's finals jerseys were sold by him for $100,000, and later sold for a sky-high price of $3.7 million. Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, was a policeman at the Miami Police Department and has 25 years of age. After Marcos Thomas Perez retired in 2016, he was later employed by the Heat as a team security guard from 2016-2021 and served as an NBA security guard from 2022-25.

Just as a former policeman and security guard, Marcos Thomas Perez was one of the few people who had the right to enter a protected equipment room where hundreds of game jerseys and souvenirs worn by players were stored. As a result, Marcos Thomas Perez sneaked into the equipment room many times and stole more than 400 game jerseys and other souvenirs worn by players, including the game equipment of superstars such as James, Wade and O'Neal. According to a case notice released by the U.S. Department of Justice, "A former Heat employee appeared in federal court for the first time today. He was accused of transporting and transferring stolen goods in interstate trade."

You should know that in three years, Marcos Thomas Perez sold more than 100 stolen items, making a total profit of about $2 million, or was sent through interstate transportation. It's just that the price of Marcos Thomas Perez sold is far lower than the market price, especially the jersey worn by James in the finals was only sold for $100,000, but the jersey was eventually auctioned for $3.7 million.

Police have seized nearly 300 items that have not yet been sold at the residence of Marcos Thomas Perez in April this year, and he will face jail.