Police Believe Wealthy Miami Developer Repeatedly Tried to Have His Wife Killed. Then He Died by Suicide

Mar. 15, 2025

Sergio Pino dead amid FBI investigation.Photo:NBC 6 South Florida/Youtube

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On June 23, a young Florida woman frantically called 911 and said somebody had just pointed a gun at her and her mother.

Sergio is not named in the indictments, which identify him only as “Co-conspirator 1.” However, theMiami Herald,NBC 6and theTampa Bay Times, citing authorities,identified him as the man in the indictments who was allegedly conspiring to murder his wife.

Sergio and Tatiana had been married for more than 30 years before she filed for divorce in April 2022 after she suspected Sergio had poisoned her, per theMiami Heraldand theTampa Bay Times.

A July indictment accuses several people of orchestrating a“stalking and attempted murder campaign” against Tatiana, involving arson, poisonings and an automobile crash, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Florida said in a statement.

Bayron Bennett, 33; Jerren Keith Howard 38; Fausto Villar, 42; Avery Bivins, 36; Clementa Johnson, 47; Vernon Green, 53; Diori Barnard, 47; Michael Jose Dulfo, 42; and Edner Etienne 27, were all charged in connection with the case, per the announcement.

Bennett, Dulfo, Etienne and Howard were charged with stalking and arson among other offenses. On one occasion in August 2023, the indictment alleges, Etienne crashed a vehicle into Tatiana’s car while she was inside.

South Florida developer Sergio Pino dead amid FBI investigation, attorney says

Prior to his death, Sergio had denied his involvement in the alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy.

According to depositions from his long-time girlfriend, his lawyer and his brother, Sergio was paying up his bills, reassigning authority for several of his projects and amending the list of trustees for one of his trusts, the outlet reported.

In a will written on March 11, Sergio had stated he wantedhis brother Carlos to manage his estatefor the benefit of Sergio’s four children, NBC 6 reported, citing a court hearing on Aug. 9.

However, Tatiana, who had been left out of this will, convinced a judge to revoke Carlos' control over the estate, per the outlet.

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Bennett and Green have pleaded not guilty, per theMiami Herald. It wasn’t immediately clear if the other defendants have entered pleas and PEOPLE was unable to reach their attorneys.

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source: people.com