Former British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie’s trial has been delayed to Jan. 22, amid a flurry of last-minute pretrial motions filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Miami.
Fahie, 52, was arrested on April 28, 2022, along with former BVI Ports Director Oleanvine Maynard, 61, and her son, 32-year-old Kadeem Maynard. The trio were charged with conspiring to help smuggle cocaine through the BVI, after an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
The Maynards both pleaded guilty in June to one count of conspiracy to import cocaine, but Fahie has chosen to take his case to trial, which had been set to begin today.
Judge Kathleen Williams recently rescheduled the trial to begin on Jan. 22, as federal prosecutors and Fahie’s defense attorney trade motions.
For example, prosecutors want to present a federal agent to testify about basic information about cocaine and trafficking for the jury, which is opposed by the defense, and both sides have been filing proposed jury instructions.
The court held a hearing Monday, and a brief docket entry on the public court website noted that Williams “ruled on several different motions. Separate paperless Orders will be issued.”
On Tuesday, Williams scheduled a status conference for Jan. 17 “to discuss trial matters.”
Sean Hocking
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