Nine persons are charged in connection with a sting operation that the FBI claims was carried out by wealthy South Florida entrepreneur Sergio Pino with the intention of killing his wife.
Pino hired several groups of hitmen with contracts to kill his estranged wife Tatiana, according to the FBI. The couple has been involved in acrimonious divorce procedures since 2022.
According to US Attorney Markenzy Lapointe, agents were authorized to take Pino into custody on a probable cause arrest on Tuesday when they arrived at his Coral Gables home.
There would have been allegations of murderous conspiracy. They claim that in an attempt to carry out the horrible deed, Pino engaged two different groups of hitmen.
In addition to hiring staff for Pino’s boat, crew one—which included Bayron Bennent—was also in charge of vehicle arsons and procured the fentanyl that Pino used to poison his wife.
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They crashed her automobile with a flatbed truck after that didn’t work.
According to investigators, Pino remained resolute in his aim to kill his wife even after the first crew was exposed and he was already under investigation. He employed a second team, which consisted of Fausto Villar, who worked on Pino’s roof.
For $150,000, it was agreed to shoot her to death, provided she passed away before the next divorce hearing. In the event that Pino was unrelated to the crime, Villar would receive an additional $150,000.
Authorities claim that Tatiana managed to get back inside just before the crime was supposed to happen, and her adult daughter managed to leave.
According to Lapointe, the gunman chose not to shoot her since it was not part of the contract or job description.
