SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Guillermo del Toro is an acclaimed master of horror and has built a huge memorabilia collection throughout his decades-long career. A close brush with California’s devastating wildfires has led him to do what was once unthinkable — auction some of the 5,000 items in his prized collection. The Mexican-born filmmaker is auctioning hundreds of items …
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Former Miami Heat security officer accused of stealing and selling millions of dollars’ worth of team memorabilia
Facebook Tweet Email Link A former Miami Heat security officer has been charged with allegedly stealing and selling millions of dollars worth of team memorabilia, federal officials announced Tuesday. Marcos Thomas 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 …
Read More »Ex-Heat security guard, who once was a cop, accused of stealing millions in team’s memorabilia
MIAMI — A former Miami Heat security officer and retired Miami police veteran has been charged in a scheme involving the theft and sale of millions of dollars’ worth of rare NBA memorabilia, including NBA Finals jerseys, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Leer en español Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, made his first appearance in federal court on Tuesday after facing one count …
Read More »Fanatics aided criminal investigation into sports memorabilia dealer. The dealer was later found dead.
Brett Lemieux came onto Fanatics’ radar years ago as a potential sports memorabilia counterfeiter. The company told The Athletic it even altered its authenticity hologram sticker two years ago in part because of Lemieux’s alleged activities. Fanatics conducted several “test buys” of supposed autographed items from marketplace accounts set up by Lemieux, the company said, in order to build a …
Read More »Memorabilia dealer found dead after $350 million counterfeit confession
A prominent sports memorabilia businessman was found dead after police carried out a search warrant into his allegedly fraudulent operation on Tuesday. Brett Lemieux, 45 of Westfield, Ind., was the founder of noted sports memorabilia site MisterManCave, which he claimed sold more than four million counterfeit items and surpassed $350 million in sales in a 1,200-word Facebook post on the …
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