Crime

Maynards Decide to Plead Guilty in Massive Cocaine Trafficking Plot as Former BVI Premier Andrew Fahie's Trial Draws Closer

The co-defendants of Andrew Fahie, the former British Virgin Islands Premier currently facing trial in the United States for drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering, are getting ready to plead guilty to the charges against them. Last week, a change of plea hearing was scheduled for Kadeem Maynard in the Miami Division of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, before Judge Kathleen Williams. Then, on Tuesday this week, notice that Oleanvine Maynard would be changing her plea was posted to the court docket. Her hearing is scheduled for the same day as her son’s; hers at 11:00 a.m., his at 2:00 p.m. on June 12. The mother and son had initially denied allegations that they had been integral players in a plot by Fahie to allow cocaine to flow through the ports of the BVI en route to their final destination on the U.S. mainland. Approached by a confidential source of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Fahie reportedly agreed to accept cash payments...