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Developer Sergio Pino, accused of threats against wife amid divorce, found dead, sources say
By CBS Miami Team,
4 hours ago
Developer Sergio Pino, accused of threats against wife amid divorce, found dead at Coral Gable home 02:24
MIAMI - Developer Sergio Pino, who was accused of orchestrating threats against his estranged wife during their divorce, was found dead Tuesday morning at his Cocoplum home, according to a CBS News Miami source.
It was an apparent suicide, according to a senior law enforcement source, from a gunshot wound to the head.
A law enforcement source briefed on the incident said when the FBI SWAT team arrived at the home in the morning, they deployed "flash bangs" explosives used to distract or disorient anyone inside the house. It is believed that when Pino heard the "flash bangs" he realized the FBI was there possibly to arrest him. He was in his bedroom at the time and before agents could reach him he shot himself.
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Last month, agents raided his home on Isla Dorada Boulevard as part of an investigation into allegations that he tried to harm his estranged wife, Tatiana Pino, according to CBS News Miami partner The Miami Herald .
The investigation into Pino's death will be conducted by the FBI, not the local police. It is unusual for the FBI to take the lead on a death investigation or suicide, but because federal agents had been building the case against Pino, they decided to take the lead into the cause of his death.
Sergio Pino had denied allegations that he hired men to threaten his wife during their divorce.
An employee of Pino and three other men were arrested earlier this year in connection with threats and attacks against Tatiana Pino and her sister, according to the Miami Herald.
The four men are accused of carrying out a hit-and-run at Tatiana Pino's residence in August 2023. A rented Home Deport flat bed pick-up truck rammed into her car as she pulled into the driveway after a day of divorce proceedings, according to court documents.
The men are also accused of setting three vehicles on fire in two separate incidents at Tatiana Pino's sister's residence.
All four have pleaded not guilty.
Earlier this month, Tatiana Pino's attorney filed a court motion saying there had been another attempt on her life "just weeks ago at her home," according to the Herald. Pino testified that she believed that her husband tried to poison her.
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