Former Premier Andrew Fahie and former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Oleanvine Maynard have been slapped with an additional charge of ‘Interstate and Foreign Travel in Aid of Racketeering’, taking their overall tally of charges filed in the United States District Court of Southern Florida to four.
This was confirmed in court documents dated Tuesday, November 8, which said the new charges of Interstate and Foreign Travel in Aid of Racketeering were separately handed down to Fahie and Maynard.
According to the document, Fahie’s charge stems from an alleged interaction that occurred on or about April 24, 2022, while Maynard’s charge stems from an alleged action that occurred on or about April 26, 2022, in Miami-Dade County, in the Southern District of Florida.
The charges which were filed by Assistant United States Attorney Shane Butland states that the former premier and Maynard “did knowingly travel in interstate and foreign commerce with the intent to promote, manage, establish, carry on, and facilitate the promotion, management, establishment and carrying on of an unlawful activity, that is a business enterprise involving narcotics or controlled substances.”
The accused unlawful action is in violation of Title 21 of the United States Code, Section 963 and carries a maximum 5-year prison sentence and a maximum fine of $250,000.
Fahie and Maynard are also jointly charged with her son Kadeem Maynard with conspiracy to import a controlled substance, conspiracy to engage in money laundering, and attempted money laundering.
More to come on this developing story.