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South Florida Dirt: Inside the first week of broker George Pino’s trial

The first week of commercial broker George Pino’s criminal trial wrapped up last week. Pino is facing manslaughter and vessel homicide charges in the 2022 boat crash that killed 17-year-old Lucia “Lucy” Fernandez and injured ten others. The crash also caused debilitating injuries to now 21-year-old Katerina “Katy” Puig. Pino, CEO of Doral-based State Street Realty, was driving his 29-foot-boat when it collided into a channel marker in the Florida Keys on Labor Day Weekend. He, his wife, daughter and her friends were on the boat. Prosecutors initially charged him with careless boating, which is a misdemeanor, but bumped the [...] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.