A former Miami Heat security officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to transporting and transferring millions of dollars’ worth of team memorabilia, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Marcos Tomas Perez, 62, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty at a hearing Tuesday, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida, admitting to the facts of the case.

“He’s depressed, naturally, but he accepts responsibility for his behavior and we’re gonna work through this issue in his life,” his attorney Robert Buschel said after the hearing, according to NBC Miami, which Buschel later confirmed to CNN.

Perez worked with the NBA team for five years from 2016 to 2021 and later with the league from 2022 to 2025.

During his time with Miami, Perez was a part of the security d

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