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Sergio Pino

Gender : Male

Age : 67

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/16/2024

Location : Isla Dorada Boulevard

City : Coral Gables

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : FBI

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/16/2024, the FBI executed a raid at the home of Sergio Pino, 67, on Isla Dorada Boulevard in Coral Gables, Florida. Pino was under investigation for an alleged murder-for-hire scheme targeting his wife during their divorce. Authorities accused him of hiring individuals to kill her using fentanyl, threatening her with firearms, and attempting arson.
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During the raid, flashbang grenades were reportedly used as FBI agents breached the home. Witnesses reported seeing agents carrying out electronics, safes, and three boxes of documents. According to reports, Pino died from suicide under police duress during the operation. He was a prominent figure in the Miami-Dade community, known as the founder of Century Homebuilders Group, the largest Latino homebuilder in the country, and a long-time political donor to conservative Republican causes.
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The FBI is conducting an internal review of the circumstances surrounding Pino’s death during the raid.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article37482913.html
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-sergio-pino-fbi-investigation-suicide-2024-20240716-story.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/16/miami-builder-sergio-pino-dies-in-fbi-raid.html