Fahie denies ringleader role in drug conspiracy
Former Premier Andrew Fahie has denied playing a leading role in the drug conspiracy for which he was convicted earlier this year.
Fahie was found guilty in February 2024 on charges of conspiracy to import cocaine, money laundering, and foreign travel in aid of racketeering.
In a filing earlier this week in the Southern District of Florida, Fahie’s legal team responded to the prosecution’s objections to the Pre-sentence Investigation Report, which suggested enhancements in his sentencing based on Fahie’s alleged role as a leader in his criminal activities.
The prosecution contended that Fahie was “an organiser or leader of a criminal activity that involved five or more participants or was otherwise extensive.”
However, Fahie’s lawyers argued that the evidence presented during the trial does not support the prosecution’s claim. They maintain that Fahie was not the driving force behind the conspiracy, emphasising that the lead roles were played by undercover agents and informants controlled by the U.S. government. The scheme, they claim, was orchestrated and manipulated to trap Fahie.
Inconsistencies
The response highlighted several key points to counter the prosecution’s stance. It pointed out inconsistencies in the prosecution’s characterisation of Fahie’s involvement and authority within the conspiracy. For instance, during the trial, the prosecution’s own evidence suggested that Fahie’s actions were primarily directed or influenced by other participants, such as Oleanvine Maynard and Roxanne Sylvester, who were allegedly deeply involved in the planning and execution phases of the operations.
Fahie’s team also refuted the claim that he exercised decision-making authority over the criminal operations. They argued that the meetings and decisions were significantly steered by others within the conspiracy, particularly the confidential source (CS) who was central to the prosecution’s case. The filing also clarified that Fahie’s role in the alleged conspiracy was not as an organiser but was misconstrued and overstated by the prosecution.
The response dismissed the notion that Fahie was responsible for recruiting other participants, including claims that he directed high-ranking Customs officials. They described these allegations as lacking substantive evidence and context, pointing out that much of the U.S. government’s narrative was built around out-of-context snippets from intercepted communications.
The legal document also countered additional sentencing enhancements related to Fahie’s alleged abuse of trust and leadership in the conspiracy. His attorneys argued that these enhancements constitute ‘double counting’, which they claimed are based on the same aspects of his conduct.
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Praxtically innocent then. Ha ha. Good enough reason to keep this criminals picture hanging proudly on the walls of the house of aassembly and decorating the VI Government web site. An example that of integrity that our legislators are determined to follow. Our guiding light into darkness.
STFU and get cancer squnt.
it’s amazing you can talk when you have fahie’s nuuuutttttz so far down your throat, the gravy train is over so stop simping
What you wish for others or even worse might hit you first. You’re so wounded over your mentor huhhh. Are you afraid he has probably called your name? If all of Fahie hench people think he going sit in jail and rot being loyal to you while you enjoy your freedom and luxuries, think again. The day going come when he in he cell and constipated for the lack of a good s**t, them boys going rol up on him while he done feel miserable and he going talk it all. All who holding money for hin, all who he get government money for, all the previous rodeos and who were involved. He going talk and probably talking already. The local people can control Balo but they can’t control the Pen. You scared
I am no friend of Fahie but on this point he may be right. He didn’t go looking for the agents. I suspect if it had rots in hell but if it had gone ahead he would have been paid rather than pay others. That’s not a ringleader.
Let’s not forget that FAHEY claimed to have paid VIP campaign expenditure with some of the drug money. So I don’t expect any of the sitting government people to do anything. All of them, including opposition, have no spine
Let’s not forget that we all know he was involved in this for years. From Lavatory days!
History cannot be erased just because it is unpleasant. He was the premier.
You people don’t even read what went wrong. Mr fahie was introduced to the undercover men by Maynard son and Mr fahie was just an aid to help the drugs to pass and that’s entrapment, because fahie ask them if they are law enforcement
So his contention is, he is either, dumb, stupid or greedy to be led into this plot.
All three.
He wanted to pray over the money. What kind of criminal is this, other than greedy, stupid, guilty etc etc
Reading dis morning dis, he needs to stop lie and give up 3 people went against him and all what he says when he was dealing with the man he needs to give up t* and WR don’t forget N*
Wondering if he face looks like that when he taken a s**t. That how he looks now all who doesn’t know he f**k, a old man when he gets from jail and all n* have to do is get bail he going out like his big mouth dog E
FAHIE NEEDS TO APPEAL
These are just tactics by a desperate Defence hoping for a lesser sentence. The reality is that Albert is going to be behind bars for a long time and that’s down to his own greed and stupidity. Personally I think he should get an increased sentence for the deceit and fraud committed as the leader of the BVI to his own people!
1000 jobs in 1000 days? Now it’s 100 years incarceration for 1000 days as Premier.
some government minister from a central american country shipping far less quantities than Fahie was going to do got 45 years and he didnt have the 3 charges just 1 so its not looking good for him.
I believe you are referring to Noriega in your post. Correct me if I am wrong but from the look of it Mr Fahie will most likely get 20 to 35 years. He was found guilty on all 4 counts with 1 count carrying a maximum life sentence.
This man, Mr Fahie is fighting for his life! It’s just so sad how we sometimes allow greed, so called friends influence us to do evil. May God have mercy on Mr Fahie. We all deserve grace!
blaaacka bring the play blaaackka set them up….blaaackka files seal tight and get only couple months…..yet everybody on the drew we done see who the snitch was
August soon reach big boi Fahie
I will celebrate on your behalf
Fahie better keep he shirt on in them prison cuz them boyz ain see boobz in YEARSSS
That’s unnecessary.
truth hurts, head c ouch going to need lots of lubricant if he drops that soap
I fail to understand how he can still be playing the victim card. He clearly doesn’t have the integrity to man up and say “I own my actions and the impact they had on others”.
I still cant believe this idiot would pray before having a meeting about drugs and money laundering!
As a people we actually voted for this. A cr**y and desperate man for Premier.
@JACK:
It’s call CORRUPTION
If he wasn’t so greedy, we wouldn’t be going through this stuff between the prosecution and his defense team.
Before opening this article I was wondering if he had gotten his sentencing date changed again. Now I know he’s objecting to the prosecution’s argument for more jail time.
We still have to wait and see what the sentencing judge will do on August 5th.
Fahie should win this one. He really was not the ringleader. He was entrapped by the ringleader after being recruited by the Maynards. He didn’t say no to either of them and did not report them to authorities. But he was not the ringleader of the conspiracy.
For he to win he has to give up n*, t* and W*
Do any Foy Fans recall his admissions in the voice recordings where he claimed he’s been very effectively corrupt since he was young and his previous scams involving top BVI officials have been very successful for decades???
Trust me he is not telling the truth
For being the premier he should have known any one leading him to do wrong was setting him up. All the talk about policing ourselves but he was in denial that he was being set up now he agree with his instinct when it is too late.
Y’all just don’t get it and always persecute the prophets in your ignorance. Who is the god of this world and what are his attributes you better wake up and understand what time it is. By the way the points raised by the defense team are 100% valid..The scheme was orchestrated and manipulated to trap Fahie. He was regarded as opposition to the colonialists schemes and plans for the Virgin Islands. How come the Sylvester woman was not implicated after playing a leading role in setting up the entrapment. The US is a dirty set of demons but their end is imminent. What was done to the O’neal and Christopher women shows the nature of the beast but locals glory in the fall of their own.`
Player, Ringleader or Bystander, you’re still complicit. The fact he was the “top” of the public service and knew the roles of the 3 players makes him all the more the head of the orginisation. All Fahie would have to do is to say “NO” and lead, but instead he chose to say yes which automatically had him as all powerful to open/close borders, rig Customs through known players. All I hear with Fahie’s recent legal wrangling is fear – fear of imprisonment, what can happen there and about the loss of privacy and freedom to do what’s beyond the walls of a 1 bedroom Florida apartment.
Not many incorruptible officers in the bvi.
He wasn’t the ringleader imitially but subequently became the ringleader and as the leader of the whole country he is responsible for what happens in his country most especially because he was informed prior to the intent and proceeded to willingly participate,and facilitate, and personally direct the action. He took over the operation and became leader.
He wasn’t the ringleader initially but subequently became the ringleader and as the leader of the whole country he is responsible for what happens in his country most especially because he was informed prior to the intent and proceeded to
willingly participate,and
facilitate, and personally direct the action. He took over the operation and became leader.
Andrew without delay, assumed the role of ring leader by facilitating and directing the process
after he was informed od the wishes and purpose of the proposed happening.
Roxanne i want the Governor to tell us when the other players will be charged?
Can the Governor please get the files from the US so we can continue cleaning our community of blocked sewer pipes….
Maynard son is the ringleader in this hole mix and obviously the bvi know this y’all stop playing the fool.
If Maynard’s son was the ringleader, then Fahie is a circus clown to be following a buffoon like him.
For that alone he should get some warm years.
the origin ?
Dog eat Dog,, in order to safe himself , this man is throwing Silvestre and Maynard under the bus, wow ,”””” that Fahie’s actions were primarily directed or influenced by other participants, such as Oleanvine Maynard and Roxanne Sylvester, “”””. Im here wondering how my girl Silvester is thinking right now… wow
Is RS still out walking amongst us? How does that happen. Is she in the same Skelton, Wiggy, Vanterpool etc. etc. group where rules and laws don’t apply? (Sorry about the airport thing Ronnie, I am sure the authorities are making sure it won’t happen again. ) Laws and rules are only for everyone else. We get it now.
Bring on the UK.
Mr fahie you can turn and twist all yo want you will be sentence on august monday imagine that when we here celebrating emancipation from slavery what a crying shame
That date was intentional.
Claims to be the very well paid water boy .
Yep double August Celebration:
Emancipation from Slavery
Emancipation from the treasonous leadership of Andrew Fahie.
USA should work with BVI police to lock up rs
@@ Jack@#$%!& Ask yourself this question, will I fall for something that sounds real good coming from people I don’t know if your answer is yes you are just as bad as Andrew Fahie. I know my answer would be no and report whoever came to me with it if I was in his position.
Is like how you going to be ring leader in a fake drug trafficking operation that you got invited into by others.
The ringleader is obviously the kingpin, the one who gets paid and is responsible for dishing out monies or scraps to his underlings.
A true ringleader would have sent his underlings to Florida to make the deal. Bosses stay out of the way. He certainly was no ringleader.
He was in fact the ring leader, at least he was Tola Ring leader but he was a foolish and greedy Leader, remember at the meeting in the US he told Maynard and Silvester to come out the room , he promised to get the controller Smith on board , he talk about Tatoo and what tatoo can do for him , he say he had been doing dirty work for years , it was all about he he he,
we are black caribbean people, black west indian people. slavery has taken place on every continent and every race color ethnicity has been enslaved by others that have power and wealth. those that has power and wealth enslave others. the uk public service/civil service/uk politics is better for the british virgin islands because of the events taking place around the globe
british virgin islanders should appreciate and thank the uk/british public service/civil service for employment/job opportunities in the british virgin islands. one day all of these privileges and opportunites and luxuries would be taken away. as slaves brought from the continent of africa at least education, a job and a house is better than slavery
there is no drama in the uk/british public service/civil service. there are no actors and actresses performing on stage in the uk/british public service. there are no comedians and no playing around and fooling around and joking around in the uk/public service. there is posing in front of a camera all day long with publicity stunts. it is better to work in the uk/british public service.
the uk/british public is not using social media for craziness
Fahie deserves whatever punishment he gets for breaching the trust of everybody that put faith in him when they elected him and his party however the narrative that Fahie was a ringleader in this is false. Fahie was a pawn and wasn’t even the main target. They tried to get Maynard but Maynard contacted Fahie because she needed help in the scheme.
@@no suh. Yeah that was messy as h*ll. NGL
Andrew didn’t even read what it says on the dollar bill: In God We Trust. How the hell you trust Maynard and not God? That’s what you get for trusting man.
are you you saying we are insulting his intelligence ❓️ / please take a look in mirror and ask yourself ” AM I THAT DUMD” ?
if some people are dumb enough to believe the wannabe pastor from TuRnBuLL CGB – (aka) the Quiet one ) then either will believe anything / yhe wigged one , smsaid he was set up by the UK & the US and stopped short of calling him *SAINT ANDREW * , so he settled for hollering out * FREE THE DREW *
BVI we need to stop. Mr. Fahie is innocent you know this and should be freed immediately, why we letting UK and their cronies do us in like that?, Lets pray Premier Fahie is back on this Rock asps…please VI people, he is a man of God and full of integrity don’t let those common fowl that’s against us bring us to our knees mehson.
hello guys, I am a virgin Islander living in the USA
since I was a teenager. I keep in touch with the drama in my hometown. Has anyone listened to the song of Lord Kitchner lately? Power and authority Corrupt. “. When they have power and authority, they don’t give a dam about nobody”.
Listen carefully to the lyrics, it is so befitting.
NO one is above the law: