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Andrew A. Fahie wants informant’s identity disclosed; Requests 2nd trial delay

Former Premier of the Virgin Islands Mr Andrew A. Fahie, through his attorney, has made a request for a delay on his trial for alleged drug smuggling and money laundering conspiracy, according to court documents seen by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO). Photo: VINO/File
Attorneys for Kadeem S. Maynard, left, and his mother, former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard have also agreed to a second trial delay. Photo: Team of Reporters
Attorneys for Kadeem S. Maynard, left, and his mother, former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard have also agreed to a second trial delay. Photo: Team of Reporters
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Former Premier of the Virgin Islands Mr Andrew A. Fahie, through his attorney, has made a request for a delay on his trial for alleged drug smuggling and money laundering conspiracy, according to court documents seen by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO).

The former First District Representative, who retired from active politics recently, also wants to know the identity of the confidential informant who gathered more than 8,000 minutes of audio recordings of him allegedly plotting drug smuggling and other crimes.

Fahie’s attorney filed an ‘unopposed’ motion with the US District Court in Miami on Monday, November 28, 2022, asking that the drug smuggling and money laundering trial be pushed back from January to no sooner that May 8, 2023, because prosecutors were still transcribing the recordings.

Fahie wants disclosure of informant’s identity

Fahie’s attorney Theresa M.B. Van Vliet had initially sought the identity of the informant in August but withdrew the request only to ask again in October. In the Monday court filing, Fahie’s lawyer promised not to make the identity public.

“The government responded to the undersigned’s request on October 26, 2022, and declined to provide the undersigned with the identity of the confidential informant, nor other related information sought in the request,” the lawyer wrote. “Owing to the government’s refusal to confirm, or refute, the identity of the confidential source, the undersigned is required to submit the matter to the court and anticipates doing so immediately after the Thanksgiving holiday.”

Mr Fahie, former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard and her son Kadeem S. Maynard were arrested on April 28, 2022. Fahie and Ms Maynard were arrested in Miami and Mr Maynard in the US Virgin Islands.

The trio has pleaded not guilty to the various charges.

Mr Fahie is out on bail since June but has been ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device and not leave his daughter’s Florida apartment.

Ms Pickering-Maynard and her son Kadeem remain imprisoned.

37 Responses to “Andrew A. Fahie wants informant’s identity disclosed; Requests 2nd trial delay”

  • Judas (02/12/2022, 08:22) Like (26) Dislike (60) Reply
    Well, we all done know that the govunah here was in on the plot
    • NezRez (02/12/2022, 10:08) Like (53) Dislike (2) Reply
      Really? Informants are protected so they can continue giving information to their higher-ups. If they start disclosing the names of the informants, that could be a death trap for them, and there would be no more information givers to help them out. Mr. Fahie, don't hold your breath on this one, plus your attorney should inform you that this might be going nowhere.
      • smh (02/12/2022, 18:39) Like (11) Dislike (4) Reply
        Typical move by head coach. He wanted the COI witnesses to be public so he could intimidate them. Worked here. Don't see it working up there.
    • @judas (02/12/2022, 22:12) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
      Keep telling y’all stop saying we all. My name might be LES BUT I’M NOT IN THAT MESS!!!!. If you know the GOVUNAH IN YOUR BAD GRAMMAR WAS IN ON THE PLOT, GO FACE THE GOVUNAH AND VOICE YOUR CONCERN. GOVERNOR IS THE WAY IT IS SPELLED.
  • asura (02/12/2022, 08:40) Like (17) Dislike (56) Reply
    FREE THE DREW
  • Strups (02/12/2022, 08:41) Like (20) Dislike (24) Reply
    So he want to disclose himself?
  • not nice (02/12/2022, 08:42) Like (8) Dislike (32) Reply
    Keep the faith faith You guys
  • Reply (02/12/2022, 09:11) Like (36) Dislike (61) Reply
    Fahie you will be ok the people are praying for you
    • @Reply (02/12/2022, 14:25) Like (14) Dislike (1) Reply
      Don’t you think it is time for you to step out of LA LA LAND. Go pray for the families whose love ones was gunned down and violated and can’t get the justice they deserve for their love ones. Fat Albert aka orca aka shamo aka rolling in the deep 10 tons of fun is right where he is suppose to be.
    • @Reply (02/12/2022, 16:53) Like (10) Dislike (2) Reply
      LOL, LOL, LMAO. Fahie, the people are praying for you. LMAO. The words of a BUSH MAN/WOMAN mentality. Go and pray for the crime victims and their families, go pray for the two young men who got on a boat down West and was never seen again and may be sitting on the ocean floor in cement shoes. Pray that the dirty stinking men in the BVI stop molesting the young girls including some of their own family members.Pray that the dirty stinking men in the BVI stop trying to have relationships with their own family members IE cousins. Yeah, he will be ok sitting in the FEDS PLAYPEN.
      • @@reply (03/12/2022, 08:47) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
        You said it well! But for those a little slow in comprehension, the statement is saying 'All disgusting, nasty, disgraceful, shameless, hardback so call men living in the BVI ( all nationalities to include locals) not saying men from BVI ( locals) alone. Haters quick to jump in and chime or call down BVI (local) men period.
  • That won't happen. (02/12/2022, 09:16) Like (44) Dislike (6) Reply
    Fahie Lawyer knows better, that won't happen. An informant is a private and confidential source, . "Then they take him out" She may have the opportunity to cross examind if he is fighting the case.. He is holding on to every straw. .This is too much for him..He can't win. .Better off take a plea deal.
    • Agreed100% (02/12/2022, 13:44) Like (16) Dislike (3) Reply
      For being the good lawyer she is suppose to be, she should know better. Andrew is getting desperate and trying to find every angel he can to not face Jan 9th 2023. NO INFORMANT IDENTY IS REVILED. MAYBE HERE IN THE BVI THEY DO THINGS LIKE THAT. DUDE, TAKE WHATEVER TIME YOU ARE GOING TO GET BE IT 5 OR 10 YEARS, AT LEAST YOU WILL EAT GOOD, FREE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE. YOU MIGHT EVEN MEET SOME OF THE WALL STREET CROOKS FOR INSIDER CRIMES.
    • @That won’t happen (02/12/2022, 18:56) Like (6) Dislike (2) Reply
      I agree, he is better off taking a plea deal and get it over with. Damnnnnn, I bet he is missing a good ole BVI CHRISTMAS. Last year he was up and down riding in the back of a truck spreading Christmas joy not knowing in four months he will be riding in the back of a DEA SUV because he is to big to fit in a squad car on his way to central booking.
  • smh (02/12/2022, 09:20) Like (8) Dislike (21) Reply
    So sad how both Andrew and Myron fall from grace. No of them could come back so sad
    • Madussa (02/12/2022, 10:11) Like (19) Dislike (1) Reply
      @ smh, Neither can Maynard come back without being shamed. Her son on the other hand might not give a rats behind about being shamed.
    • by the way (02/12/2022, 15:24) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      Myron went ghost
  • Real Talk (02/12/2022, 09:47) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
    That is easy chant and the devil =informant will show up
  • This is a DEA trial (02/12/2022, 10:02) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Officer Rattly....good luck getting that info on the Informant
  • lol (02/12/2022, 10:02) Like (25) Dislike (0) Reply
    I guess he can start with the man in the mirror! He informed on himself!
  • Guest (02/12/2022, 10:05) Like (45) Dislike (0) Reply
    Andrew Fahie met with the man so many times so he should know him.
  • Native Senior Citizen of the British Virgin Islands (02/12/2022, 11:09) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
    The former Premier, Andrew A. Fahie, and the other two that plead not guilty of Money Laundering Charges do need honest and faithful prayers. However, we should not forget that a mango tree does not bear prickly pear fruit. A farmer knows what kind of fruit to expect according to the type of seeds that he or she has sown.
    Should we expect the laws of nature to change to suit our desires rather than God's? Should we expect the sun to rise in the West rather than the East, according to our perspective?
    In spite of, I hope that the former Premier, and the other two, will get a fair trial, when the time comes.

    Scripture verse: Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he reap. For the people of the BVI, no difference should be expected, sooner or later. God's will be done.
  • Jane (02/12/2022, 12:26) Like (15) Dislike (1) Reply
    The former First District Representative, who retired from active politics recently, also wants to know the identity of the confidential informant.
    Does he know what confidential informant means??
    intended to be kept secret:
    "Confidential information"\
    What an ignoramus.
  • HEY (02/12/2022, 13:35) Like (17) Dislike (0) Reply
    Anybody had a gun to your head when you were bragging about how many rodeos you took part in EH ?
    • @hey (02/12/2022, 14:13) Like (9) Dislike (2) Reply
      Mr. braggy braggy is running SCURD. Ain’t nobody held a gun to Mr. braggy braggy head and say wo wo wo or I’m going to pull the trigger on you, clock boom. He got away here with the braggy braggy because he was allowed to because people feared him, but little did he know, he was under a bifocal microscope.
  • He is a very sick man in the head (02/12/2022, 14:02) Like (6) Dislike (7) Reply
    His lawyer should know Confidential Informants Identity is never revealed. I’m quite sure she have had Confidential Informants on cases she has had and would not give up their identity. I have a CI ON THE STREETS THAT NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW WHO THE PERSON IS BE IT A MAN OR A WOMAN. I would give up a pinky finger before I give up the IDENTY OF MY STREET CI. HOW ELSE AM I GOING TO GET THE INFORMATION THAT I AM LOOKING FOR. AND BELIEVE ME, I GOT THE DIRT ON A WHOLEEEEE LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS ISLAND THAT IS IN MY RECIPT FILES AND I AM TALKING ABOUT FROM THE BOTTOM, THE MIDDLE AND THE TOP..
    • Captain Obvious (02/12/2022, 16:18) Like (0) Dislike (10) Reply
      Ever hear of something called discovery, the prosecution has to disclose all information it has to the defense, that is basic law in the united states
      • Captain obvious Ur wrong. (02/12/2022, 18:01) Like (20) Dislike (0) Reply
        Discovery means disclosure of information not informants..
  • LOOKS LIKE (02/12/2022, 16:04) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Everything TRUMP trying he trying too, he needs to know that it's not the messenger / it's the message , and if they got you on tape doing the right thing , then there's no need to worry about 1who they are ???? it's like how you were caught SNITCHING to jaspert on your own people , and turn around and hollering ,( DEM WHITE BOYZ R RACIST )when it backfired ????
  • Ha Ha Ha (02/12/2022, 16:31) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    Good luck with that fat boy, what really amazes me is I never knew there were so many slow, dumb A** not normal people living on this Island, no wonder they call them slow bush people.I heard verbatim 3 people saying the CI should be named, how stupid can a person get? DUMMIES, CI’S IDENTITIES IS NEVER REVILED.
  • the rock (02/12/2022, 23:46) Like (1) Dislike (4) Reply
    Inocent until proven guilty, all of you haters shut the F-up!
  • Not at All (03/12/2022, 00:47) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    You name your informant, you may be signing the informant and his or her family death warrant.
  • fool (03/12/2022, 08:08) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    They do 8000 min of film and audio tape and the man not figure out who did it!?
    What a chump
  • Let me know (03/12/2022, 14:44) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Is Andrew jamming or is Andrew Jam-In
    Andrew usually make such remarks

    2-old of a cat to be fooled by a kitten


    cat & mouse games !!!!!
  • Rey (04/12/2022, 01:15) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply

    It's ironic to see that your own people go against you with hate especially being anonymous, Mr. Fahie with utmost respect I'll say hold your head up high and ease the mind....I would never knock your hustle because generally speaking many of us had thoughts on what you did and tried, many of us tried it but most of us does forget where we came from and the skeletons we have in our closet.....my only disappointment Mr.fahie is you not covering and being a through leader for the BVI because I would want to believe many of the VI population would have stand firm, sign petition and get the needed help to get you home to run a country how it should....... you fail the people you had access to government funds to take care of the VI and also you and your boys could have done it without touching the GOV kitty you fail the people of the VI Mr.fahie not because you took ah step to make money but because you wasn't doing what's right with the money you already had...I wish you all the best on this journey hold the faith and at the end of the day your ah VI man it's what we know is just who got the heart and brains to do it right....BTW in my opinion good move on the a disclosure of the informant buy time...you didn't take ah plea deal right away and you won't get back that one so I understanding buying time at the end of the day a time has come....request the lawyer to know who the informant is through the chambers the lawyer is under oath and the blood/body would be on her hands get her to cross examine why they choose that specific individual to be in contact with you..... 8,000 minutes is a lot of minutes.....I would understand and think that it's not that you don't know who it is but is to get them on the stand because you may have something to go against this person, if it is a person, to be able to set you free.....try anything, everything come home it's the better place to be and for the record Mr.fahie has never gave anything in life I have never begged or ask him for anything whether it's personal or through his leadership, I have never spoken to this man in my life never asked or begged him for anything personally or through his leadership and I don't care to cause all of them full ah @:*&^ but you still human and still one of we.....I NEED LAND DOE I NEED @(^$$ LAND....your father Ralph leave ayo a lot of land in VG start to share out them thing give the people....ayo greedy MS I understand why yuh is where yuh is start do good and you be out yuh situation fast....or more deep in loooool but hold up daddeh!!! If yuh come out before I get land I want land and I going press you for it.....

    • Greg (04/12/2022, 22:33) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      @ Rey. You're NUTS! Speaking out both sides of your mouth. First, you are with him, then you are lambasting him. Which is it? You don't want anything from him and you want a piece of land from him when he gets out. Which is it?
    • @Rey (09/12/2022, 09:36) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      You are sick. people who want things work for it. get up off your a$$ and look work. sounds like a smoke head or crack head lazy a$$.


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