Bigshot Miami real estate developer poisoned wife with fentanyl, she claims in divorce proceeding
This was one toxic marriage.
A bigshot Miami-Dade developer allegedly poisoned his estranged wife multiple times with fentanyl, she claimed during their divorce proceedings – as the FBI investigates him for threats against her life.
Tatiana Pino, who has been married to Century Homebuilders Group president Sergio Pino for 32 years, said in a sworn deposition that doctors found fentanyl in her system after she was hospitalized multiple times over the past three years, the Miami Herald reported.
Tatiana, who filed for divorce in April 2022, said she believed her husband, 67, was the culprit behind her poor health after the filing.
“Do you believe that your husband poisoned you?” Sergio’s attorney asked here.
“I believe that he did,” she answered.
Tatiana claimed she suffered breathing issues and other symptoms in 2022, with a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore allegedly detecting fentanyl in her system after she was intubated six times.
The doctor allegedly told her to stay with her sister rather than her “normal surroundings,” with Tatiana telling lawyers that she has not experienced the symptoms since she moved out, according to the deposition.
Tatiana suggested Sergio had “a financial motive” to poison her, but she did not elaborate.
She also alleged that Sergio was under investigation by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, but her attorneys advised her not to comment further about the case.
Her attorney, Raymond Rafool, told the Herald that the FBI and US Attorney’s Office are now in charge of the case against Sergio.
Last week, an FBI squad conducted a raid on Sergio’s 4.2 million Cocoplum estate and Coral Gables Office as part of an investigation over threats made against Tatiana’s life.
FBI spokesman James Marshall confirmed on Friday that the agency did search both locations, but declined to comment further on the case.
The FBI is investigating if Sergio recruited a part-time worker at his home to hire three men to threaten his wife after she filed for a divorce, sources familiar with the case told the Herald.
The employee and the three men have been charged in Miami federal court for an attempted hit-and-run at her Pinecrest home and for an arson attack against three of her sister’s vehicles.
Sergio has yet to be charged with any crime, with his attorneys denying the allegations against their clients.
“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,” attorney Deanna Shifrin told the local outlet.
