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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Justin Rohrlich

Wife of celebrity house flipper smashed phone with hammer to hide evidence of Ponzi scheme, feds say

The alleged Ponzi scheme the suspect and his wife pulled off was based on bogus real estate purchases, federal prosecutors say - (Getty Images)

The wife of an indicted celebrity house flipper with close ties to a popular radio personality is facing federal charges onaccusations she destroyed incriminating evidence by smashing her cell phone to bits with a hammer as the FBI waited outside her front door to seize it.

Jennifer Iturralde Pina, whose husband, Cesar Humberto “Flipping NJ” Pina is fighting wire fraud charges over what prosecutors described as a years-long Ponzi scheme that bilked dozens of investors out of millions, was hit with one count of destruction of records in a federal investigation, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday and obtained by The Independent.

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