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Contact with CoP Mark Collins among others form phone evidence in Fahie trial

- Prosecutors file a list of phone messages & records they plan to use against former Premier Andrew A. Fahie in upcoming drugs trial
Prosecutors in the upcoming high-profile case against the former Virgin Islands (VI) Premier, Andrew A. Fahie have filed a list of phone evidence they plan to use against him which included messages and phone records. Photo: GIS/File
The USVI based St.Thomas News Source with access to the court document has indicated that W. Smith, R. Sylvester, M. Vanterpool are some of the people Fahie corresponded with shortly before his arrest on narcotics smuggling and money laundering charges, according to court records filed Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Photo: Internet Source
The USVI based St.Thomas News Source with access to the court document has indicated that W. Smith, R. Sylvester, M. Vanterpool are some of the people Fahie corresponded with shortly before his arrest on narcotics smuggling and money laundering charges, according to court records filed Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Photo: Internet Source
Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard (right) and her son Kadeem S. Maynard (Left) allegedly planned to work with Andrew A. Fahie and people they believed to be international drug runners and as part of the plan, bribe local officials to allow large amounts of money to pass through the Terrance B. Lettsome Airport without inspection. Photo: Facebook/File
Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard (right) and her son Kadeem S. Maynard (Left) allegedly planned to work with Andrew A. Fahie and people they believed to be international drug runners and as part of the plan, bribe local officials to allow large amounts of money to pass through the Terrance B. Lettsome Airport without inspection. Photo: Facebook/File
MIAMI, Florida, USA– Prosecutors in the upcoming high-profile case against the former Virgin Islands (VI) Premier, Andrew A. Fahie have filed a list of phone evidence they plan to use against him. The evidence includes messages and phone records.

The US Virgin Islands-based St Thomas News Source indicated that W. Smith, R. Sylvester, M. Vanterpool are some of the people Fahie corresponded with shortly before his arrest on narcotics smuggling and money laundering charges, according to court records filed Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

The publication noted that while the call list of Fahie’s and alleged co-conspirator Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard’s isn’t an indication of any wrongdoing, prosecutors thought the phone records were important enough to include as evidence.

Top Cop Mark Collins on list 

More names appearing on the list include C. Maritza, B. Sylvester, D. Osborne, C. Kettle, and R. Garaway, with just a first initial and a surname with the exception being Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Commissioner of Police (CoP), Mark Collins and another person.  

Former Governor John J. Rankin, CMG recently launched an investigation into the Police Commissioner, Mark Collins, over an unrelated matter concerning a petition raised against him with some 55 allegations against the CoP.

Commissioner of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Kurt Walton has been tasked to review the myriad of complaints against the Police Commissioner, and in a recent interview, Mr Rankin said Mr Walton has been given Terms of Reference to investigate any aspect of the petition, but it was the leaked email matter that was particularly concerning to him

A recent leaked email out of the force suggested Mr Collins requested senior ranks of the RVIPF to destroy certain evidence relevant to a matter involving a now-retired officer.

Case set to being January 22, 2024 

Meanwhile, the content of Fahie and Pickering Maynard’s phone calls, text messages, and WhatsApp messages likely won’t be known until the Monday, January 22, 2024, trial the St Thomas News Source detailed. Pickering-Maynard, the former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director, is scheduled to testify against Fahie in the case. 

Already having pleaded guilty, her son Kadeem was sentenced to 51 months in prison and his mother will learn her fate in February after a similar guilty plea.

Both Fahie and co-defendant Pickering-Maynard were arrested separately in Miami; however, arrested with Pickering-Maynard was another person identified in court records only as R.S. In the days leading up to the arrests, Pickering-Maynard called and sent messages to two numbers belonging to “R. Sylvester,” one to a VI number and one to a US number.

More to be revealed in court 

Fahie and the Maynards allegedly planned to work with people they believed to be international drug runners and as part of the plan, bribe local officials to allow large amounts of money to pass through the Terrance B. Lettsome Airport without inspection and arrange for drug-laden cargo ships to anchor off Tortola for a few days to gain legitimacy.

They also allegedly planned to set up shell corporations to further conceal the scheme, according to prosecutors.

The USVI News Source added that Prosecutors plan to show jurors photos of Fahie, Pickering Maynard, Kadeem S. Maynard, R. Sylvester and people identified as A. Tarabay, M. El Khatib, W. Smith, along with aerial views of Tortola, Maria’s By The Sea, and the Greenhouse Restaurant. They also plan to show jurors photos of the supposed drug money.

67 Responses to “Contact with CoP Mark Collins among others form phone evidence in Fahie trial”

  • My Take (18/01/2024, 14:52) Like (24) Dislike (24) Reply
    This is drawing at straws. The real intent behind this is clear.
  • Oh Please (18/01/2024, 14:53) Like (39) Dislike (12) Reply
    The man was running a country so many people would have called him daily and vice versa.
    • Oh Please (18/01/2024, 16:39) Like (76) Dislike (13) Reply
      The man was "running" something, but it don't seem like it was the country.
      • To Oh Please (18/01/2024, 18:12) Like (16) Dislike (25) Reply
        You full well know the Brits hated them man and is behind all of this hiding behind a foreign country. Their time will come.
  • Colonial white magic is real (18/01/2024, 14:58) Like (21) Dislike (47) Reply

    God is watching all including these colonial people. The people of the BVI please take heed. Those who have ears and eyes let them see and hear. These colomial official people are like the mafia. They have evil spiritual people hired as consultants in many law enforcement areas and paying them out of tax payers money to guide them and show them who is against their agenda and how to eliminate them while making it look like their hands are clean. This is real but the people are fast a sleep by their design. Look at who all died or they moved out of the way but make it look like their hands are clean with S***, C***, W***, F****, the white UK officer that died, N***, M****n, just to name a few that they know are a threat to what they trying to achieve. Look out this week for them to do something drastically major to further abuse their powers and instill more fear in the people to warn them not to interfere with their wicked agenda. The BVI people need to pray and unite against this colonial dragon or they will be in bondage crying for years. This is for real just watch this week and see

  • we (18/01/2024, 15:20) Like (92) Dislike (18) Reply
    Well sah look what the bvi really come to can't believe, Andrew and is so calls friends bring the bvi to is knee, never know this day would've come where our so call premier in the news on front line page for drugs and money laundering ,this really looks bad for us ayo so who love run to USA everyone a ayo uncle Sam watching ayo mehson ,Mr FBI and CiA ayo please do remember it have hard working citizens living here in the bvi and some of us would love the UK to come and put us on track
    • @We (18/01/2024, 16:38) Like (21) Dislike (64) Reply
      Ok you UK paid bloggers. It will not work.
    • @We (18/01/2024, 19:43) Like (13) Dislike (11) Reply
      Don’t worry, the above agencies that you mentioned knows who the hard working law abiding citizens are in the Territory. The BVI is in a very dark space. Andrew and his cronies have taken down the Territory. I would love for the UK to step in for a while and have some mercy for the people that is suffering.
    • ayo tek dah (18/01/2024, 20:53) Like (2) Dislike (42) Reply
      ayo never wanted fraser nor myron
  • Real (18/01/2024, 15:23) Like (21) Dislike (75) Reply
    They want to takeover and the evil ones are at work
    • @Real (18/01/2024, 17:28) Like (40) Dislike (32) Reply
      Take over what? Tell me, what does this little tiny dot in the middle of the ocean that was formed by volcanic rocks that anyone want to take over?
      • Falklands Islands (18/01/2024, 17:54) Like (10) Dislike (2) Reply
        Falklands Islands had a whole lot less than the BVI to offer and they sent in the Military.
        • resident (18/01/2024, 21:50) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
          the falklands was for pride, argentina should've known better than to mess with a nuke power
      • @@Real (18/01/2024, 20:59) Like (5) Dislike (8) Reply
        Take over what? The financial system and economy of the BVI, that's what. They do not like Black People being in control of all that money, even though it is not theirs.
        • root & fruit (19/01/2024, 09:14) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
          The BVI's GDP and revenue is less than .005% of that of the UK. It's like Bezo's taking the time to pick up a penny, not worth the time and effort.
        • @ @@Real (20/01/2024, 21:09) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
          Very true.
      • @ @real (20/01/2024, 21:03) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
        Then go home and remove yourself off our tiny dot.
  • Jzck (18/01/2024, 15:24) Like (34) Dislike (20) Reply
    They should lock him up and trow away the keys,,he and his people are the most racist ppl in the VI yet they are begging UK to barrow money yet they don't want the people to see how they are spending it,immigration and labor departments are the worst set of ppl to deal with,some of them behave as if they own bvi.
    • @ jzck (18/01/2024, 19:48) Like (15) Dislike (14) Reply
      A black man cannot be racist he has no history of raping, slavery, genocide, exploitation and killing babies and throwing sick selves over board, lancing in the middle passage so just stop it
      • root & fruit (19/01/2024, 09:21) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply
        You need to read more. Rwanda, Uganda and Sudan just to name a few.
    • El Demonio Negro (19/01/2024, 15:09) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
      Your stinking Pale MS need GYM
  • John (18/01/2024, 15:33) Like (17) Dislike (24) Reply
    The people of zone one pray for Mr fahie that the only thing that can save him i look him as a person not a criminal
  • All of them.. (18/01/2024, 15:41) Like (76) Dislike (20) Reply
    They coming for all of them that name called..And they are more names that will get called when the case starts. . Britain has no choice but to step in..
  • dats y he called him (18/01/2024, 15:44) Like (27) Dislike (7) Reply
    He was conducting his own sting operation
  • Woye (18/01/2024, 15:53) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    Things to talk
  • lol (18/01/2024, 15:55) Like (20) Dislike (2) Reply
    That headline…
  • What does all this means? (18/01/2024, 15:58) Like (24) Dislike (1) Reply
    Apparently Head Coach allegedly had communications with those reported individuals prior to his arrest. Is the prosecution suggesting that those communications were in some way improper or the named individuals were part of some larger conspiracy?

    Clearly, after his arrest they seized his communication devises (phone, computer), and subpoenaed his phone records. It's clear to me they have gone all out to get Head Coach.

    I have not skin in this game, however, I would think the Defense surely will have a rebuttal for those communications and what the prosecution may be thinking about those communications & individuals may have other perhaps innocent explanations.

    We shall see how this plays out in court.
  • People’s Opinion (18/01/2024, 16:03) Like (22) Dislike (29) Reply
    Ayo neee stop. Monday we will see if he’s in the fire or he got the fire extinguisher. Free the Drew!
  • Well, well well (18/01/2024, 16:07) Like (86) Dislike (12) Reply
    Phone records, DNA and pictures don’t lie. This year, everyone is getting EXPOSED. Someone even said the killers walking the streets is going to get EXPOSED. If you ain’t do anything that will get you EXPOSED, you good, not to worry. If you doing or have done something wrong that will get you EXPOSED, start worrying.
    • @Well, well well (18/01/2024, 17:45) Like (7) Dislike (5) Reply
      Yep, this is the year where everyone is going to get exposed for who they really are. From the haves to the have nots, WHATSAPP CONVERSATIONS AND PICTURES IS BEING SCREEN SHOT AND SAVED.SO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS AND PICTURES YOU DROP ON WHATSAPP BEFORE YOU HIT THE SEND BUTTON.
  • P (18/01/2024, 16:19) Like (16) Dislike (13) Reply
    so his phone was supposed to be blank? what was his post again? why is this news? bunch of nothing.
  • x (18/01/2024, 16:23) Like (29) Dislike (2) Reply
    Expose the dealers and the launderers who walk in plain sight.
  • Enablers (18/01/2024, 16:26) Like (14) Dislike (4) Reply
    COMPANIES, BANKERS, KYC,AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AIRPORT SECURITY, CUSTOMS,SHIPPING,PILOTS plenty of people in trouble
  • action (18/01/2024, 17:01) Like (18) Dislike (11) Reply
    Please Hon Fahie don't be the fall guy. Try to work with the authorities. If Maynard talking you should too. Please seek extradition for all names mentioned. Let them face the US music. Please hold them up bolo until they are extradited. Let all the anti British continue to speak about witch hunt. That is why the British need to move in so that we hold every last one of them. It is surprising that a particular name not on the list as yet honestly speaking.
    • @Action (18/01/2024, 20:10) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
      Even though I am upset at Andrew, I am in agreement with you. He is taking the lick for all of them. All the names that is mentioned the Feds need to come and get them. I’m surprised myself as to why a particular person name is not on the list as yet.
  • jack@$$ (18/01/2024, 17:10) Like (19) Dislike (4) Reply
    Oh my!!! The Premier called people before he was arrested LOL isn't that what phones are for? So if he called me does that mean I am involved in his scheme? He could've called me for legitimate business or for no business just hail up. It's funny the simplicity of thinking we have around here. What about the people who called him, will their names also be released? I mean people needed to speak with him up to the time he got arrested. So what does it all mean?
  • People choice (18/01/2024, 17:26) Like (24) Dislike (4) Reply
    How come no mention of A. Tarabay, W.Smith, B. Sylvester and M. Vanterpool that the exhibit list also mentions?
  • SOME AH U (18/01/2024, 17:36) Like (9) Dislike (4) Reply
    trembling in ar-yo boots , and the expert we have an expert here yapping like he is judge - jury & executioner on the white boyz , he
    should of been up there defending his master , ,instead not wasting his energy down here hollering out - free the drew , which hasn't registered in Bristol brain as yet , that he is only hollering out at himself , but one day he might get the message - hopefully ????
  • we (18/01/2024, 18:08) Like (10) Dislike (5) Reply
    The BVI belongs to the UK ayo forget ,lol well wa ayo don't give up the passport and the US dollars N turn like them down island people's ayo don't like so much, but to tell you the true most of these down islands people's here is amazing
  • belonger (18/01/2024, 18:21) Like (30) Dislike (6) Reply

    The world is looking at us with disgust. In my opinion this all started when the BVI refused to extradite *** ******. We all know he was the biggest drug dealer in the Caribbean. What did we expect would happen. The US is the most powerful nation in the world. When we refused to extradite B*** we signed our death sentence. Now the US and UK will do anything to bring our beloved territory to its knees. The end is near.

    • @belonger (18/01/2024, 20:52) Like (2) Dislike (3) Reply
      Not so fast because it have high ranking people in the US who did wrong in BVI that should have been extradited long ago but the same Governor and Brits working under the table with some in US to avoid it. Ting to talk.
      • strupe (19/01/2024, 09:20) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
        Stop make empty claims for the sake of propaganda. If you going be making such statements show evidence.
    • Makes me think.. (19/01/2024, 03:43) Like (8) Dislike (2) Reply
      What becomes of that Govt office in Miami paid by Tax payers and been used for the wrong things, with a lot of local names attached.? Wasn't that under investigation. What become of that investigation..Lot more to come. BVI is in trouble, Not looking good..
  • RS??? (18/01/2024, 20:21) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    Is the same RS that was in the initial charge and indictment that everybody was trying to figure out who it was? Official #1 revealed yet? Wa Saying?
  • The Street (18/01/2024, 20:54) Like (9) Dislike (19) Reply
    Everyone know fahie is not in drugs. It was a well organized lynch job by the Brits using the US because the Brits could not get Fahie to jump to their music. He was about what was best for the people of the BVI and most of the people of the BVI know this as a fact.
    • Maestro (19/01/2024, 10:22) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
      @ The Street... So this is your take - away from all the charges, his affidavits, the Maynard's matter and ALL that you have read so far???. How can you state that EVERYONE knows that Fahie is not in drugs? I personally don't know whether he is or isn't and I'm sure I speak for many persons when I say that.

      It is your opinion and I respect that. Honestly though, the reason you gave for Fahie being in the situation he's in right now just have me shaking my head in disbelief.
  • TO VINO (18/01/2024, 21:06) Like (5) Dislike (6) Reply
    I am glad you brought up Fahie matter because whether he is guilty or not the court in USA will decide. The BVI Street knows what really took place and why. What is alarming is allegedly the Governor & Commissioner of Police worked with Fahie and the Government while trying to keep the BVI people alive during covid and Fahie did a good job. While doing this they did not like Fahie at all because of how he stood up against their evil and high handedness. It was known by most they would do anything to get rid of him so they worked with a foreign country to come in BVI to try to set him up and then they pretend like their hands are clean. I am not for nor against Fahie. What I am saying it shows these UK Commissioner & Governor & UK officials are no better than a murderer or a terrorist when they want to try to eliminate you. This is extremely alarming and it tells they cannot be trusted as they are capable of any unethical or unthinkable actions to eliminate anyone who resist their plot even if treason is committed but not admitted. The people of BVI should be concerned as this is not good in the 21st century.
  • @ ACTION (18/01/2024, 21:49) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    MAY I REFRESH YOUR MEMORY / THAT CITY DUDE HAS BEEN DOING THE MOONWALK EVER SINCE HE FRIGGED HIMSELF ????
  • ...... (18/01/2024, 23:00) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Yo killer brand new H car waiting for u the head of the snake must go waiting for u any way and all who with u . Get bail and the deity cops u got on pay
  • You got a point (19/01/2024, 00:09) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    U.S don’t quit so easily. Andrew said he don’t sell his ppl out, so guess what?
  • herbs power (19/01/2024, 03:38) Like (1) Dislike (11) Reply
    I thought phones supposed to be private. These phone companies is a SELLOUT.
    • jump (19/01/2024, 10:38) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
      @ herbs power. I believe you need to watch what you smoking and stop blah blah cause you don't know the laws in different jurisdiction you can get a warrant from the court to seach your phone ...
  • 2024 (19/01/2024, 04:54) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    who investigates where some of the foreign investors who comes into this territory obtain their currency from. money laundering is still against the law of the land

    Apparently only our folks are into questionable practices in the territory
  • yo hear what (19/01/2024, 08:08) Like (2) Dislike (5) Reply
    When the new Uk defense minister announces in his first speech " prepare for war with Iran, China, Russia and North Korea within 5 years" Then you come to understand what value the Virgin Islands and our people have to their agenda.

    Sorry but the UK has no restraint its like a mad dog and they are pulling us like we're still on a leash. We are free humans and not a military asset to a ex-slave master kingdom.
  • I don’t think (19/01/2024, 08:35) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    Many of you can’t get a good nights sleep wondering if your name is going to pop up on the exposers list. I would be worrying as well. Maybe that is the reason a certain person that was always calling down the UK has gone silent/ghost.
  • Popcorn Popcorn (19/01/2024, 09:33) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    More like BMF than BVI how many are going to be fearful of laying a shoe on US territory “excuse me Sir/Madam may we have a word “
  • respect (19/01/2024, 09:40) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
    The truth has no color and is not segregated, when a paople who God Bless forget him he said he would punish believe it or not! repent and sin no more so we get our integrity back.
    If not its only going to get worse; for who we think is great is not. speaking great things and well dress, and educated so call is not! it ! God looks at the heart... I cannot see mine heart only if they take it out my body and whats in there only God knows.
  • Colonial magic crap, (19/01/2024, 10:07) Like (1) Dislike (3) Reply
    Stop this thing about white colonial magic crap, we were defeated before by the offer of a mirror in trading, there advisers are academics in science and not superstition like us, look at fahie case and see all the the phone conversation and videos collated for evidence, we would have gone totally superstitious, it's the colonial religion that have us like that. But I believe fahie had wanted to bust those white people during coi inquiry right in Tortola at the airport as a way to look for territory independence.
  • bvi (19/01/2024, 10:20) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    LOLLOLLOL, have to laugh at the headline, lollollol, good try wig man.
  • Hmmmm (22/01/2024, 10:04) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Short truckers..jewelry shop owners of Lebonese extraction..dodgy petroleum reps..let the games begin


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