Court told: Fahie wanted Maynard, mystery woman to leave $$ on plane
New details have emerged about alleged discussions between former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Oleanvine Maynard and a local mystery woman who was reportedly with her when she was arrested as part of an illicit drug and money laundering scheme involving former Premier Andrew Fahie.
The mystery woman identified only by the initials ‘RS’, allegedly told Maynard after the arrested that Maynard should have left hundreds of thousands of dollars of the former Premier’s alleged ill-gotten gains on a plane that was expected to land in the BVI.
Fahie faces charges of drug smuggling, money laundering and racketeering, which contend that he was entagled in an elaborate drug and money laundering scheme set up to make the BVI a thoroughfare for tonnes of cocaine shipments.
Maynard, for her part, has already pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of a single count of drug smuggling in a plea agreement with prosecutors and is expected to be the main witness in Fahie’s trial.
But in a pre-trial filing made on Tuesday by Fahie’s attorney, Theresa Van Vliet, it was disclosed that Maynard stated that RS told her that Fahie was suspicious of an undercover US government informant and that once the aeroplane carrying over $700,000 landed in the BVI, Fahie was going to call local authorities in Tortola and have the confidential source arrested and have the money seized.
“Maynard said RS told her that upon landing, they needed to leave their luggage in the aeroplane and walk out,” Van Vliet wrote in the court filing.
Van Vliet previously asked that the court to reject the prosecution’s earlier motion about statements from the mystery woman on the basis that the statements were not being offered to the court for the truth of the matter, but rather for the fact that they were made.
However, she pointed out that the investigator’s report suggests that Fahie told RS those details after the arrest, but before being arraigned before the Miami court.
Van Vliet argued that RS never appeared in court and argued that other objective factors suggest that this item in the report is incorrect and may simply be unclear writing.
“Maynard’s statement that RS told her that upon landing they (Maynard and RS) needed to leave their baggage in the aeroplane and walk out is related in the present tense and therefore would not make chronological sense in the context of an alleged post-arrest conversation,” Van Vliet argued.
The attorney said Fahie will attack the prosecution’s proof of his intent, which she said requires a subjective test.
“The RS statements are not offered for the truth of the matter asserted in the out-of-court statement — indeed no money was seized (nor was there ever a chance of that taking place as there was no money and the plane never left Florida),” Van Vliet wrote.
She added that Maynard and RS did not leave their luggage and walk away from the plane, but rather, the statements were offered for the fact that they were made.
According to the attorney, the prosecution does not contest the statement made by the mystery woman, but rather when they were made.
She argued that, while the timing may go to the weight of the statement, timing does not, and should not impact the admissibility of statements which go directly to a specific defence, and which are not offered for the truth of the matter.
Van Vliet argued that prosecutors cannot credibly argue that the RS statements are not relevant, given their desire to show WhatsApp chats Fahie had with security officials in the BVI.
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Tek deh wah and leff deh wah?????
Has anybody asked RS what she thinks about this matter?
If I was a juror judging this case, and this testimony was being presented, I would not be buying it. Let’s take a closer look:
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Allegedly “Maynard stated that RS told her that Fahie was suspicious of an undercover US government informant and that once the aeroplane carrying over $700,000 landed in the BVI, Fahie was going to call local authorities in Tortola and have the confidential source arrested and have the money seized.
“Maynard said RS told her that upon landing, they needed to leave their luggage in the aeroplane and walk out,”
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This explanation begs the question: If Head Coach allegedly had suspicion of an undercover US government informant, then why on God’s earth would they allegedly leave their hotel in Miami, allowed themselves to be driven to OpaLocka airport to reportedly inspect their ill gotten gains on that plane?
Do they really think people will believe that they were going to to call the police once the plane with money got to Tortola? Laughable.
And this bit about their supposedly leaving the money on the plane and walking away makes no sense. The plane with the money was based on my understanding flying without them to Tortola. So why would they want to leave luggage behind if they were not on the plane to begin?
Why? This explanation makes no sense to me. Their behavior is not consistent with suspicion and innocence. It is more consistent with lack of suspicion and guilt.
Seems to me if you have doubts about the people you are engaged in conversations with, you would not do anything that will be contrary to your suspicions.
Specifically, you will tell these people to get the hell lost, stay in your hotel room, or go about the business you allegedly went to Miami to conduct. But how could they?
This was a plot allegedly hatched in Tortola. Going to the airport in Florida to inspect the money appears to be the final piece of the plot. The plot had come this far; it was now time to make sure the money was there.
But no, you allegedly left your hotel, got in a car, was driven to an airport, got on a plane to inspect the money where you were caught. Their behavior is more consistent with a conscious act.
That is not how suspicious person behave. That’s how a person who is trying to seal the deal behaves. Just so happen the alleged deal was a sting that they got caught in. Now they are coming up with this implausible explanation for their actions. As a juror, I would not buy this explanation.
This explanation does not pass the smell test. It simply does not point to innocence; rather it points to guilt. They have got to have a better defense other than this, otherwise, I’m seeing a guilty verdict.
By the way, don’t forget Head Coach had allegedly pulled out his calculator to calculate his %10 of his cut (something he should have been able to do in his head being a former match teacher), and got in a little prayer while the deal with being formulated. In God we trust after all.
I will like to hear his explanation for that.
God and Benjamin Franklin
Well thank God you are not a juror because you can clearly see in your explanation that you are being bias and have the intent to convict. You did not put the shoes on both feet but only on your left foot so I have to stick my right foot to you.
Jurors play the part on both ends in order to come to a consensus on their convictions. Sorry for bursting your bubble.
I understand it may be hard for you to face the reality of Head Coach’s situation, but let’s be real here. That bit of info does not look good for Head Coach.
I live in the real world and not some fairyland or a bubble. I call it like I see it. Head Coach’s conviction or acquittal is of no consequence to me.
Any thinking juror faced with that scenario as I presented in my original post would most likely draw the same conclusion.
Why refer to her as a mystery woman, when everybody knows who she is – one of the most popular brands of water at Riteway.
Yep, a real Sly invester!
Lol lOL lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol 😀
Hear pure lie. Since when Andrew name Police? He had every opportunity to report these people from when they met in Tortola. RS (and we all know who that bad woman is) is just trying to make up lies to help her partner in crime. Let her go up and testify on Fahie’s behalf if that’s the case. She could carry BS with her as well. RS and BS are both rotten to the core.
Van Vliet just told on her client and no one has seen it. Fahie did not say he wanted to trap the sinaloa cartel. Fahie said he was already suspicious of an undercover US government informant. He said the same thing when he said ‘let us pray’. He did not say he was going to arrest Maynard and son when they came to him. They have pleaded guilty to their crimes, because they were in fact guilty. He did not tell RS that he was going to arrest Maynard and son. He did not tell RS that he was going to put and end to the lebanese mafia. No. He was involved with the crime from the beginning. It is not strange that he would be suspicious because of his wrongdoing. Less is more sometimes. The fact that they are working overtime on these defences mean that the prosecution has a case.
@king lie at it again you you said it right I agree with you a 100% they’re to corrupt when she was with fast ferry she treated everyone bad except for her friends and family and the one for delta believes he is a God BS.
Attorney doing a good Job. He will be okay.
The BVI public deserves an answer as to what transpired in the Premier’s Office during and after head coach’s tenure. What were the operations like? Are there any data to show what was accomplished? The office seem to continue to have challenges (in particular in implementing COI recommendations), therefore more accountability is needed from the office as it continues to be a burden, embarrassment and stress to the taxpayer and general public.
was when he got in COHOOTS with that wigged dude , who set up his buddy of the 3rd district to take him down ~ it was like a disaster waiting to happen and surely did ( – the wigo ) is a known trouble maker , loves mischief maker , instigator very crafty and vindictive individual with an overblown ego who thinks he own the bvi Andy was used to get in yhe spotlight and would of done the same thing to Andy like he did to the 3rd district representative , with a smile
I telling you this man coming home ayo going be vex to bloodclaath. All you need to create is reasonable doubt lol.
who can tell me u leave your counter to go and pray over money in the us and your % of the money was set so now when the money get to BVI you are going to call police. Do anyone know who was going to get arrested? for the money. when you make mercury of the God, and you go to the different churches and play organ at church and always praying to God but underneath you are so corrupt. So God shut you down. Sometime the truth hurt.
A quick google shows who was part of the entourage….
https://bvi.gov.vg/sites/default/files/field/image/whatsapp_image_2022-04-27_at_2.35.10_pm.jpeg
You’d think maybe the BVI government might want to update its website.
@Jane They’re all there.
Where’s RS and Oleavine because I don’t see either?
If that’s the case let them show the WhatsApp or whatever messaging he used to have government officials ready? Who are the government officials? Can they corroborate ur story. I’m sorry if I was sooooo innocent I’d just have them contact officials I made aware to show some verified proof. You didn’t notify US officials either. This guy about to commit perjury bein desperate. Easier to tell the Feds I did. They say ok time served he coulda been home but dragging it.