California Real Estate Exec Charged In Child-Safety Sting

A former senior executive at PGIM and longtime real estate executive was arrested as part of a sting operation involving minors in San Francisco. 

Reuben Teague, 50, was one of five men arrested in the undercover operation conducted by the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with other U.S. law enforcement agencies to identify adults targeting children online for sexual purposes, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Wednesday.

Teague, whose LinkedIn profile says he left PGIM in July 2025 after managing a team that closed around $100M in annual real estate investments, was arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of meeting a minor for lewd purposes, two misdemeanor counts of the same charge, and one misdemeanor for resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

Between July 29 and July 30, undercover agents from law enforcement agencies in California and Florida participated in online chats with people suspected of being interested in meeting with young children for the purpose of sexual conduct. 

Teague allegedly exchanged explicit messages and requested to meet with an undercover officer posing as a child. He eventually showed up at a proposed meeting location where he was arrested, according to the New York Post. 

Teague’s work at PGIM is the most recent job listed on his LinkedIn profile. He had been in the role for four years. Before joining PGIM in its San Francisco office, Teague spent nearly nine years in investment roles at the New Jersey office of Prudential Financial, the financial services giant and parent company of asset manager PGIM. 

PGIM declined a request for comment Thursday morning. Teague’s attorney didn’t respond to a request for comment. He is being held in police custody, according to the Post. 

In his online profile, Teague describes himself as an experienced real estate startup founder, institutional investor, portfolio manager and deal negotiator. 

“That is an important reminder that there is no single profile of someone who commits these crimes,” San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto said at a press conference, according to the Post. “One of the biggest lessons from the operations like this is you never truly know who is behind a computer screen.”

Along with Teague, the operation resulted in the arrest of 27-year-old Jorge Nieto, 43-year-old Michael Pauter, 37-year-old Jhonny Rodriguez Diaz and 32-year-old Romuald Santiago. The case is being carried out in the California Superior Court for San Francisco County.