Fahie files appeal over fake cocaine, misconduct claims
Former Premier Andrew Fahie
Former Premier Andrew Fahie has filed an appeal challenging his United States conviction, arguing that the government’s sting operation involved a substance that “would never test positive” for cocaine and that key information about the credibility of the confidential informant was withheld from the court.
According to the Initial Brief of Appellant filed earlier this week before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Fahie is seeking to overturn his conviction on three primary grounds.
Fahie was convicted in February 2024 of conspiracy to import five kilograms or more of cocaine, conspiracy to engage in money laundering, attempted money laundering, and foreign travel in aid of racketeering. He was sentenced to more than 11 years’ imprisonment.
In the appeal, his attorneys argue that the trial court erred in refusing to dismiss the indictment based on what they describe as “significant government misconduct”. The brief states that a Mexican judicial officer previously found the same confidential informant used in Fahie’s case to have “credibility and reliability issues”, which led to the dismissal of corruption charges against Mexican officials.
The appeal contends that United States authorities were aware of that adverse credibility finding but did not disclose it during bond proceedings or at trial. The district court acknowledged concerns about the case agent’s conduct but declined to dismiss the charges.
A second central argument focuses on the nature of the substance at the heart of the conspiracy charge. The brief states that the confidential informant repeatedly described the shipment as liquid construction materials that had been chemically treated so they would “never, never, never” test positive for cocaine during inspections. According to the filing, the informant explained that cocaine could only be extracted after a four-day chemical process in Puerto Rico.
Fahie’s attorneys argue that because the substance could not be detected as cocaine while in transit, the government failed to prove that it contained “a detectable amount of cocaine,” as required under federal law.
The appeal also raises concerns about jury unanimity. Shortly after the verdict was delivered and the jury discharged, two jurors reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome, with one stating the verdict was not hers at the time she answered during polling. The district court conducted a limited inquiry but declined to grant a mistrial.
The appellate court has been asked to dismiss the indictment, vacate the cocaine conspiracy conviction, or order a mistrial or further evidentiary hearing on the jury issue.
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thats a weak stance , operations to “catch a predator” don’t use “real” chil-ren to get those trying to solicit them
The decent thing to do here is serve your time.
I mean he didnt get do import anything yet he was caught trying to do it so yah still guilty.
just bcuz you didnt get thru dont mean you did not had full intent on doing it.
im sure all the dope the fedz seized over the years they can use those for sting operations to convince people like fahie who greedy
Thats not how the caight Buju too?
His argument is a joke!
By the way… why no one is mentioning his [family’s] new position at the RDA? Am I the only one to think that sounds strange?
… Hold on your wallets!!
Stop it! stop it! you must stop it!
He got not a lot if time. He should shut up, serve, and disappear. He is a shame to the BVI!
You have a point @smh. One of the outcomes of an appeal is to be given a longer sentence than the one you were given in the first place. Hoping this was explained to him. But interesting still to see the grounds he is appealing on and the potential outcomes of it. Can’t do the time. Don’t do the crime. Sad affair of events.
“Not my first rodeo”
Wait while I get my calculator out.
Who couldn’t spot a mechanical bull.
It’s a rough winter up there this year. Dem cells cold in Atlanta boi.
This man had no business discussing, meeting, entertaining who ever approached him about wrong doing involving drugs. If it was Maynard, he should have fired her if he had any integrity. If it was a suspect DEA Agent he should have call the police on his ass BUT NO, He was involved, gullible, greedy and naive. You do what you do and got what you got. You pulled that trigger on yourself.
Why is the online media quiet about the crooked police officers on trial for possession of cocaine? At any rate, There is no such thing as a crooked police officer. You can either be a police officer or a crook. You cannot be both at the same time.
It took him a long time to figure out that the cocaine was fake. All the while he was reaching out to just touch the money.
Please don’t spoil my weekend with this headline. Andrew made his bed, let him climb into it, lay down and pull up the covers.
I am not at all concerned nor interested. The least we see about this in the news the better. Maybe let us know the result of his appeal. That would be important because if released we definitely need to brace ourselves for his returnn for that will be life saving for lots of us. And not in a good way. Until then, not interested.
i am coming home soon
Where he found the money to do all this legal work?
Sounds like he is getting some help from “old friends” in the BVI.
Well he’s a HERO to “judge WIGGIE “aka “judas” or (blondie) and his associates , who keeps hollering out ” free the DREW ” and as the saying goes , they are birds of the same feather, only thing is ( he behind bars and them enjoying the sunshine • on the streets they say that they only putting on an acting job like they really care about he , to make it look like they do , some say he got * Victoria’s secrets * on them ,so they better not stop or , or they will be joining him / and being the ” BROWN BOMBER” they won’t want to be in the same CELL , with the “NOTORIOUS BIG DADDY DREW ” because that will be like SUICIDE ■ WITH ALL THAT RAGE BUILT UP INSIDE HIM FOR ALL THE EMBARRASSMENT OF GETTING CAUGHT RED HANDEDLY AND BEING IN A JAIL CELL, AFTER HE THOUGHT HE WAS ” UNTOUCHABLE ” LORD HAVE MERCY ON THEIR SOULS, WHEN HE ” TUN LOOSE HIS ANGERON ON DEM •