MIAMI – Former British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie was sentenced yesterday to 135 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams after having been convicted at trial of cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracies for agreeing to facilitate the safe passage of tons of Colombian cocaine through BVI ports headed to Miami. In exchange for his assistance Fahie would make millions, which would be funneled through different businesses or smuggled back to the BVI to hide the money’s source.
According to evidence introduced at trial, during March and April 2022, Fahie, Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Oleanvine Pickering Maynard (O. Maynard), and the Port Director’s son, Kadeem Stephan Maynard (K. Maynard) participated in a series of meetings with the purported Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficker to broker the arrangement. Fahie and O. Maynard agreed to secure licenses, shield the cocaine-filled boats while in BVI’s ports, and grease the palms of BVI government officials and employees. They discussed bringing 3,000 kilograms of cocaine through a BVI port as a test run, followed by 3,000 kilograms once or twice a month for four months. Fahie and O. Maynard would get a percentage of the millions of dollars in cocaine sales.
In April 2022, Fahie and O. Maynard were arrested in Miami as they prepared to pick up a $700,000 cash advance on their deal. K. Maynard was arrested in St. Thomas.
O. Maynard and K. Maynard previously pled guilty to conspiracy to import cocaine and were sentenced by Judge Williams to 112 months and 57 months in prison, respectively.
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Deanne L. Reuter of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Division, announced the sentence.
DEA Miami Field Division investigated this matter. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs assisted. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin Gerarde and Sean McLaughlin prosecuted the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gabrielle Charest-Turken is handling asset forfeiture.
Members of the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force carried out this case and prosecution. HIDTA was established in 1990. This program, which is made up of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, fosters intra-agency cooperation among law enforcement agencies in South Florida and involves them in developing a strategy to target the region’s drug-related and violent crime threats to public safety, as with the opioid epidemic, fentanyl, and the cocaine threat to our nation. South Florida HIDTA uses funding provided by the Office of National Drug Control Policy out of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and sponsors a variety of law enforcement initiatives that target the region’s illicit drug and violent crime threats to our community.
Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov under case number 22-CR-20191.
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Another negative stain on this country. When will it end. Guess the government needs to go.
This is so sad. Really expect leaders to lead and not be caught up in drugs and criminal activity. It casts a shadow on all our leaders who must see his conviction and sentencing as a wake up call for them all. Do not use your sacred office to enrich yourselves. Keep clean, and stay clear of illegal and illicit activities. The long arm of the law will eventually catch up with you.
Nobody is immune.
@Audley Phillip you should sell Arrowroot, our parents and grandparents starch, to iron their #house_negro white shirt and black pants.
There’s absolutely nothing new here.
While the former BVI Premier has being found guilty for crime(s) he committed against his Indoctrinated Flavian and Knights_Templar Order, not HUEmanity, since, his handlers (the Oligarchs, Dictators and Media) don’t give a rats ass, about the effects of drugs on HUEmanity.
He’s no more innocent nor guilty compared to other Leaders around the World. He just overstepped his bounds and had to be reeled back in.
Does RA Stanford comes to mind?
Do the Leaders and Royals who committed similar crimes on and through Jeffrey Epstein #Pedo_Island which thrived off the same crimes and others, ever got charged, convicted and sentenced for their crimes?
Weren’t they investigated by the same International Law Agencies?
You should train and send some #Red_🐜🇦🇬 to Lester Bird and have them return some of the answers to you like #Spy_Pigeons.
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
De’ole Dutty Peg👣Garrat_Bastard
Vere C. Edwards
@Audley Phillip…
@Mr.. Really???
🤣really?🤣
You should sell Arrowroot, our parents and grandparents starch, to iron their #house_negro white shirt and black pants.
There’s absolutely nothing new here.
While the former BVI Premier has being found guilty for crime(s) he committed against his Indoctrinated Flavian and Knights_Templar Order, not HUEmanity, since, his handlers (the Oligarchs, Dictators and Media) don’t give a rats ass, about the effects of drugs on HUEmanity.
He’s no more innocent nor guilty compared to other Leaders around the World. He just overstepped his bounds and had to be reeled back in.
Does RA Stanford comes to mind?
Do the Leaders and Royals who committed similar crimes on and through Jeffrey Epstein #Pedo_Island which thrived off the same crimes and others, ever got charged, convicted and sentenced for their crimes?
Weren’t they investigated by the same International Law Agencies?
You should train and send some #Red_🐜🇦🇬 to Lester Bird and have them return some of the answers to you like #Spy_Pigeons.
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
De’ole Dutty Peg👣Garrat_Bastard
Vere C. Edwards
Gaston Browne turn will come. Soon. All these corrupt leaders and greed. The fool with his ill gotten gain will soon depart
And come to think of it, in 1990 when a barge of sand from Barbuda was caught full of cocaine in the BVI by the DEA and FBI, those ALP government minister was fooping, hoping they didn’t come antigua for them, there was no free media, only Tim hector paper the lone voice, so much Antiguans didn’t know. But this is how you ministers that feel invincible can end up, you are only mighty over the poor and illiterate and some compromised academic.
Greed is not a good thing.Why would someone in that top position got caught up in such a thing.Greed,Greed,Greedy Bastards.It must be shameful for the people of the BVI.Especially those who voted for him.He is where he belongs.
In many instances, these people are put under unnerving pressure and fall prey to these traps, by attempting to comply for fear of their lives.
It’s easy to blame and condemn others without knowing all the circumstances surrounding these events. Many of these elected officials are weak and do not have the fortitude to stand-up to some of these 1st world bullies.
Greed is not always the only factor. The deal is sweetened with financial reward, of course, but fear of all sorts can come into play.
I wish him well, and trust that others will learn from his conundrum.
Tell the ashy foot Cooks-Pond-Water-PM to fly to USA if he think he bad nuh!!! Boy good thing John Ashe done tell dem boys about all the KICKBACKS and BRIBERY he and he UPP ppl gobble up and tangle up in.
His very own called him “TISSUE PAPER” prime minister……….and TIGHT PANTS Lucinda write him a letter saying he own Cabinet minister min a try BRIBE he! Watta ting!!!!! UPP rotten rotten rotten
Time will tell Do you know that the Oderbrech Investigation is has not been conclude Do you know that over Eight Hundred Million Dollars came through the Milian Bank located on Long and Church Street Do you know that the authorities are yet to respond though the various Security Agencies Do you know that Our former Ambassador was taken into Custody in the US State of Florida Do you know that he cannot leave the US Port Do you know that someone tries to bribe the PM of three Million Euro Do you know that the PM on an interview on observe radio station a broad casting from Barbuda that the money have been sent back by Castoy Do you know that the Mater is Pending Court Do you know that they are waiting on someone I will refer it to someone who calls himself a Dog
The IHI investigation by Robert Lindquist comes to mind. Just an example of how corrupt our leaders are and how criminals are elevated and protected. In Antigua and Barbuda we know how to bury things…. deep.
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