Former Premier Fahie seeks bail variation for Christmas
Former Premier Andrew Fahie has filed an unopposed motion requesting a modification of his current bond conditions to allow his wife to retain travel documents during her upcoming visit to Miami for the holidays.
Fahie is currently on bond and confined to his daughters’ home in Miami, Florida as part of his $1 million bond conditions.
The former Premier was slapped with charges of drug smuggling, money laundering and racketeering and is facing life imprisonment if convicted on the allegations brought against him by the United States government.
The motion, submitted by Fahie’s atorney Theresa Van Vliet on December 11, outlines the background of the case, highlighting his initial arrest and the conditions set during the pretrial detention hearing.
The proposed modification seeks to permit Fahie’s wife to keep her travel documents during her holiday visit to Miami, citing the logistical challenges and time constraints involved in retrieving and handling these documents personally.
The motion emphasises that neither the government nor probation objects to the requested relief. Mrs Fahie’s visit is scheduled from December 15, 2023, to January 7, 2024, and the motion argues that allowing her to retain custody of her travel documents during this period would be more convenient for all parties involved.
Fahie’s co-accused — former BVI Ports Authority Director Oleanvine Pickering Maynard and her son, Kadeem Maynard — both pleaded guilty earlier this year to a single count each of drug trafficking in exchange for reduced charges and leniency from prosecutors.
Kadeem was recently sentenced to 57 months in prison. However, his mother Oleanvine is likely to testify in Fahie’s trial as part of her plea agreement and will be sentenced on January 18, 2024, just ten days after Fahie’s trial commences in earnest.
Van Vliet told the Herald previously that Fahie did not intend to seek a plea deal and wanted to fight the charges vigorously in court once his trial came up. Fahie’s trial date has experienced multiple delays because of difficulties arising from the substantial volume of evidence. Prosecutors have faced challenges in disclosing this extensive evidence to Fahie’s defence team.
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Nothing major here as the conditions did not make sense.
Strange that he wants Christmas to be
special when he shows little sign of
being Christian. Christians don’t
destroy families by selling drugs.
just call the wigged one and the holy one csc and they can organize a couple of barges and a few good men and we come and rescue you from those white colonialist bastards – them crackheads got heavy artillery now – coke in their heads , so ain’t nothing can stop us now – we’re badddddd
He deserves no special treatment.
Thumbs up if you want a new season of Mika Barry
Thumbs down if you don’t
The Queen of Tea is unawakened!!
Yes expose these man Mika we miss you
Nope
She’s guilty too by association. She knew what was going on and is complicit. Take her documents away
It is clear this was a well-organized plot and hide behind another country. Time will tell.
I was not a fan of Fahie but more and more I realize he was one of the few bold enough to fight for what was best for the majority of the people of the BVI and this irritated the powers to be as he stood in the way of their take over plot so at all cost they had to try to get rid of him and make it look as if their hands are clean.
There are many others who are capable and ready to serve just as well but without the unnecessary harm done to this Territory.
No.
She knew what her man was up to and should have be under house arrest as well.
you need to stay on your yello site , you ain’t no ndp support-R YOU just like DRAMA and will do anything to be in the spotlight , go and play with your WIG we won’t miss U
The way of Christ is forgiveness. The way of god is love.