A former Heat employee accused of stealing millions of dollars in team merchandise pleaded guilty on Tuesday to transporting and transferring stolen memorabilia across state lines, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced, according to the Sun Sentinel. Marcos Tomas Perez, 62, “stole hundreds of game-worn jerseys and other valuable memorabilia belonging to the Miami Heat and sold them to online brokers,” the government said in a statement. Perez entered a guilty plea to a single count of criminal information before a district judge in Miami. He was arrested on Aug. 5 after investigators searched his home. The judge scheduled a sentencing hearing for Oct. 31, according to court records. Perez faces a statutory maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250K fine, but a pre-sentencing investigation by the court’s probation office will produce a recommendation under sentencing guidelines for the judge, the Sentinel adds. According to a plea agreement, Perez has cooperated with the government, which could lead to a senten
