The final two suspects in a plot by Sergio Pino, a Florida millionaire developer, to murder his estranged wife Tatiana, have pleaded guilty. Clementa Johnson and Diori Barnard, both 47 when indicted, admitted to charges including murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire. The case involves multiple arsons, poisonings, an automobile crash, and a firearm threat against Tatiana Pino, stemming from a financial dispute between the couple, who were worth over $165 million in business assets. Sergio Pino died by suicide before he could face charges as FBI agents moved to arrest him.
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In July 2024, nine men were charged in a plot involving Sergio Pino, former head of Century Homebuilders Group, who hired two groups to stalk and torment his estranged wife Tatiana, whom he had been married to for 32 years before she filed for divorce in 2022. The charges included murder-for-hire conspiracy and multiple acts of stalking and attempted murder. On Monday, Clementa Johnson, aged 47 at the time of indictment, pleaded guilty to several counts including murder-for-hire conspiracy, murder for hire, stalking, and firearm possession by a felon. Similarly, Diori Barnard of Miami, also indicted at age 47, admitted guilt on charges like murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire. According to prosecutors, Tatiana was subjected to numerous criminal acts including arson, poisonings, an automobile crash, and threats with firearms by hired criminals.
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The final two suspects in a millionaire Florida developer’s plot to murder his estranged wife have pleaded guilty.
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Sergio Pino, the former head of Century Homebuilders Group, had hired two groups of people to perform escalating attacks against his wife of 32 years, Tatiana Pino, who filed for divorce in 2022.
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Nine men were charged in July 2024 in connection with the campaign to stalk, torment, and attempt to kill Tatiana, according to federal prosecutors.
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Clementa Johnson of Tallahassee, who was 47 when indicted, pleaded guilty Monday to murder-for-hire conspiracy, murder for hire, stalking, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida confirmed to the Miami Herald.
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Diori Barnard of Miami, who was also 47 when indicted, pleaded guilty to several charges as well, including murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire, his attorney, Danise Ponton, told the Herald.
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When the indictment was returned, prosecutors said in a press release that Tatiana, who was not named, “was subjected to a protracted stalking and attempted murder campaign involving criminal acts to include multiple arsons, poisonings, an automobile crash, and an instance where contract criminals brandished a firearm in furtherance of a plot to kill the victim.
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Authorities believed Pino launched the campaign of violence against Tatiana because of a dispute over their finances, the Herald reported, citing court records and other reports.
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The Pinos, with their business assets, were worth more than $165 million, NBC 6 South Florida previously reported, citing court records.
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Pino died by suicide in July 2024 at his waterfront home in Coral Gables as FBI agents moved in to arrest him.
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He was found dead by agents with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Prosecutors said Johnson told police after his arrest that he was hired to recruit people to kill Tatiana and was promised $250,000 for him and his team, the Herald reported.
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Barnard was reportedly one of the people Johnson recruited.
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Johnson and Barnard were set to stand trial starting Monday.
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Now that the two have pleaded guilty, along with the seven other men who were charged, the tragic case is one step closer to being closed.
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Johnson will be sentenced on December 21, according to the Herald.
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It’s unclear when Barnard’s sentencing hearing will take place.
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The maximum sentence for each conspiracy and murder-for-hire charge is life in prison, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
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The Independent has reached out to the U.S. attorney’s office for comment.
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Ana Quincoces, a former Real Housewives of Miami star who knew the Pinos for decades, told People in September 2024, “Tatiana was always a beauty and a really good mother.”
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Pino and his wife reportedly had two children together.
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“She’s healing, focusing on helping her daughters deal with the trauma and picking up the pieces,” one friend told People about Tatiana’s life after the murder plot and her husband’s death.
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