The wife of a prominent Miami real estate developer has accused him of poisoning her with deadly narcotics and hiring someone to kill her, according to shocking divorce records.
Tatiana Pino, 55, married Sergio Pino, 67, president of Century Homebuilders Group, in 1992. The couple share two daughters, Alexander and Carolina Pino.
In 2022, Tatiana filed for divorce against Sergio and a surprising detail emerged during the divorce proceedings, just hours after the FBI raided the developer’s $7.9 million home in Coral Gables and the headquarters of his business. office on Monday.
The raid was carried out after divorce records revealed that Tatiana was hospitalized on multiple occasions because doctors found fentanyl in her system. The Miami Herald The agency is also investigating arson and hit-and-run related crimes against her and her sister.
During her statement in September 2022, Tatiana said she was sick for three years and was “in and out of hospitals.”
Tatiana Pino, 55, filed for divorce from her wealthy real estate developer husband Sergio Pino, 67, in 2022. She has accused him of poisoning her on multiple occasions.
On Monday, the FBI raided Sergio’s home and business as part of an investigation into the alleged poisonings. (pictured: Tatiana (middle) and her two daughters in 2022)
At that point, Sergio’s defense attorney, Sam Rabin, asked his client’s wife: ‘Do you think your husband poisoned you?’
“I think so,” Tatiana replied.
She was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2022 as doctors struggled to diagnose her.
Tatiana was struggling to breathe and had to be intubated six times before doctors discovered she had the deadly narcotic in her system, divorce records reviewed by the Miami Herald revealed.
Once she was discharged, doctors told Sergio’s wife not to return to her “normal environment” as she stayed at her sister’s house while she recovered.
“They were afraid for me because if this had happened to me again, I would have been dead,” Tatiana said, according to the records.
During her recovery, Tatiana recalled that after moving in with her husband, her symptoms began to disappear.
When her husband’s lawyer asked her what motive Sergio could have for poisoning her, Tatiana suggested that he was allegedly trying to kill her for financial gain.
‘Well, I just don’t think my housekeepers have a motive. Maybe it would have a monetary motive. A financial reason,’ she previously said.
Rabin continued to question Tatiana, but her lawyer, Raymond Rafool, advised him not to talk about the investigation by the Federal Anti-Drug Agency.
Tatiana had difficulty breathing and had to be intubated six times before doctors discovered she had fentanyl in her system, divorce records revealed. (in the photo: Tatiana and Sergio in 2018)
On Friday, Rafool told the Miami Herald that the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office have since taken over the ongoing investigation.
Deanna Shifrin, an attorney for Sergio’s family, said that although Tatiana has been seen by multiple medical professionals over the years, she admitted under oath that none of her illnesses were confirmed to have been caused by poisoning.
“In other words, there is no objective evidence that Ms. Pino was poisoned by anyone,” Shifrin told DailyMail.com.
‘To be clear, Mr. Pino is devastated by these attacks against him and his family and denies any suggestion that he is responsible for them.’
The lawyer added that the husband “has also been the victim of threats and acts of vandalism during his divorce proceedings.”
DailyMail.com has contacted Rabin for comment.
In addition to the alleged attempts to poison his wife, Sergio has also been accused of trying to kill her in a hit-and-run.
In August 2023, a Home Depot truck crashed into Sergio’s estranged wife’s blue BMW as she pulled into the driveway of their Pinecrest home.
According to domestic surveillance footage, the unlicensed rental truck quickly fled the scene. Investigators believe the incident was not an accident, the The Miami Herald reported.
In March 2024, Bayron Bennett, a part-time employee of Sergio, told federal investigators that he and others were allegedly recruited to harm Tatiana. The affidavit does not specify who recruited Bennett and his accomplice.
During Monday night’s raid, the FBI searched Sergio’s property on Isla Dorada Blvd in Coral Gables (pictured).
Sergio runs Century Homebuilders Group, the “largest Hispanic-owned homebuilder in the country” (pictured). The FBI also raided the building Monday night.
“It was clear that this was an intentional act and not an accidental collision,” the FBI said in the criminal complaint against Bennett.
Along with Bennett, Micahael Dulfo, Edner Etienne and Jerren Howard, they were accused of stalking Tatiana.
Dulfo, Bennett and Howard were also charged with arson after attacking Tatiana’s sister’s vehicle. They were also charged with a crime related to organized crime.
According to the indictment, the four men had “the intent to kill, injure and intimidate” in acts that placed Tatiana and her sister “in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury.”
The group of men are accused of committing the criminal acts between June 2022 and March 2024, according to the indictment.
All four have pleaded not guilty and are expected to stand trial in federal court in Miami in August.
Rabin, who is representing Sergio in the FBI investigation, told DailyMail.com: “We are aware of the investigation and are cooperating fully with authorities.”
During Monday night’s raid, the FBI searched Sergio’s property on Isla Dorada Blvd in Coral Gables and his office headquarters on Ponce de León Street.
In divorce court records, Tatiana has said she is entitled to alimony since she stopped working and became a homemaker for herself and her children.
The filing adds that the family lives “a lavish and lavish lifestyle” that Tatiana cannot support on her own.
Sergio said his wife ‘expressly waived her right’ to alimony through their original marital agreement, according to a countersuit.
In divorce court records, Tatiana has said she is entitled to alimony because she stopped working and became a housewife. (in the photo: Tatiana and her daughter in 2017)
Tatiana returned and said she signed a postnuptial agreement “under duress and pressure.”
The filing revealed that the couple first married on April 9, 1992 in a civil ceremony, but the day before their “long-planned religious wedding ceremony and party,” Sergio allegedly “ambushed” her with the deal.
“These factors made Mrs. Pino feel that she could not say no to signing the Postnuptial Agreement without disappointing her husband, whom she trusted, and also her family and friends who were looking forward to the celebration the following day,” the document says. .
‘For this reason, Tatiana maintains that the marriage agreement is not enforceable.’
Sergio runs Century Homebuilders Group, “the largest Hispanic-owned homebuilder in the country,” according to the company’s website.
He is largely known for his status as a high-profile businessman with influential connections to state and local politicians.
In 2022, Sergio’s company partnered with another successful Miami-based real estate developer, Treo Group, and purchased 10.5 acres in Florida City with plans to build 131 townhomes. The royal agreement reported.
Century Homebuilders paid $6.3 million for the project. The group recently completed a four-bedroom complex with 537 condos in Doral.
