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Ex-Premier Andrew A. Fahie’s trial delayed yet again

- Trial now set to start January 29, 2024
January 23rd, 2024 | Tags: Andrew A. Fahie Virgin Islands trial US court delayed
The start of the high-profile trial for former Premier of the Virgin Islands Andrew A. Fahie has been rescheduled to January 29, 2024. Photo: VINO/File
MIAMI, Florida, USA– The high-profile trial of former Virgin Islands' Premier Andrew A. Fahie has been delayed yet again and is now scheduled to begin on Monday, January 29, 2024.

The most recent date for the trial to start was January 22, 2024, after Judge Kathleen Williams allowed for hearings from the prosecution and defense team on several motions that were filed recently.

CMC previously reported that Fahie’s defense attorney, Theresa M. Van Vliet, had objected to what she described as the prosecution’s ‘eleventh-hour’ motions and contended at the time that the motions raised crucial issues for the first time.

Those issues, she said, include the intention to present expert testimony and seek a jury instruction on foreign law in one instance. Justice Williams was scheduled to hear arguments relating to the motions ahead of the previous trial date of January 22.

It remains unclear if the hearing of the motions has been completed, hence the reason for the new delay, or if the delay is as a result of another matter arising.

Fahie facing possible life imprisonment if found guilty

Mr Fahie was arrested in Miami on April 28, 2022, and slapped with drug and money laundering conspiracy charges among others, by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

He is facing possible life imprisonment if convicted on those charges brought against him by the US government.

26 Responses to “Ex-Premier Andrew A. Fahie’s trial delayed yet again”

  • bam (23/01/2024, 08:42) Like (15) Dislike (42) Reply
    Fahie coming home
    • @bam (23/01/2024, 10:11) Like (21) Dislike (2) Reply
      No BOBO, as bad as it may sound, they are not going to let him come home so easy. The man may face life in prison. When Buju Banton was held in the US by the DEA, they were saying the same thing about he is coming home, he ended up serving time.
      • HC (23/01/2024, 12:01) Like (2) Dislike (9) Reply
        You mean serving thyme ????
      • l (24/01/2024, 09:33) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
        Fahie will NOT do life in prison over drug dealings. Even murderers get some time and are let out after years in prison and Fahie is nowhere near the serious crimes that have taken place. He may get some years but no way will he get life. The same goes for Maynard and her son who will do some years and then return home.
    • Court working &Tricks. (23/01/2024, 11:42) Like (8) Dislike (3) Reply
      Give the defence all these early victories, so they can be seen as fair, so when the case finished and he gets the hammer no one can say, oh, they been bias all along they had their plans bla bla bla...Understand the working of courts..
  • FIRE (23/01/2024, 09:02) Like (22) Dislike (16) Reply
    How is Andrew alone facing life in jail. What happened to the men selling the drugs, they supposed to face the same faith also.
    • FIRE (23/01/2024, 10:24) Like (18) Dislike (5) Reply
      Because the men like you stated selling drugs did not get caught on US soil YET. And it goes back to Andrew got caught on US soil on the DEA plane making contact with the DEA marked money. If he did not made contact/touch the money…………. Look at it this way, you all protect and shielded and called down the US when they wanted to extradite a certain person a few years ago.

    • hmm (23/01/2024, 11:07) Like (20) Dislike (5) Reply
      It was a sting. No one was selling nothing.
  • Probably paid up (23/01/2024, 09:09) Like (16) Dislike (2) Reply
    His friend probably paid up the obeah man too. How that keep delaying so?
    • @Probably pay up. - short (23/01/2024, 13:32) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
      .May the Lawyer wants a another big piece of money before she proceed. They all are about money. All of them..
  • mi (23/01/2024, 09:09) Like (14) Dislike (3) Reply
    How can you change STUPID.
    STUPID people say Stupid things.
  • John (23/01/2024, 09:23) Like (9) Dislike (26) Reply
    I think as a leader they want to show others a message but this delaying all the time he would end up a free man and then sew them but free the drew
    • Deal Refusal.. (23/01/2024, 11:32) Like (28) Dislike (1) Reply
      Deal was in discussion and terms cannot be agreed to by both Party. Foy wants all the evidence to be suppressed and sealed as confidential..The U.S wants him to give up all that he knows and be their key witnessed and Foy refused,. Also the Foy from his very words committed crimes in the BVI, the DEA has the evidence but they do not trust the BVI legal and judicial system so they made sure they got the evidence to try him in America, hence the reason he was invited to America to finish the negotiation on American soil and Foy fall for it.. My opinion is that, He is in trouble..
      • @Deal Refusal… (23/01/2024, 23:48) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
        The US don’t and will never trust the BVI legal and judicial system because they protected and shield the biggest narco dealer in the BVI that they were trying to extradite to the US for running drugs on American soil. And you all think the US is going to let this one go so easy? Andrew is on American soil, the US owns him until he is finish serving his sentence and is deported from America. And there isn’t a darn thing the BVI can do about it.
    • Hartley (23/01/2024, 12:53) Like (9) Dislike (5) Reply
      @ John,

      That's what you really think? SMH. Even after giving information on other people to the DEA, FBI and other authorities, Andrew won't be a free man any time soon.
  • Can't be (23/01/2024, 12:09) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
    You mean he really going jail for yo killer the green light boss
    • @cant be (23/01/2024, 16:08) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
      The green light boss should be worried or wondering if the FEDS OR DEA is going to come back and take him on the helicopter like the did before. Remember now, this is the year of exposing
  • @ Bam (23/01/2024, 13:18) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    U DOWN HERE SINGING LIKE A CANARY , WHY AREN'T U UP THERE TO ASSIST WITH HIS FREEDOM , U COULD OF BEEN GETTIN SOME OF ALL THAT CASH THAT THE LADY IS GETTING ( SINCE U GOT MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN ANYBODY ELSE - BAM - BAM - BAM / U TRIED TO FLEX OFF ON MARK WHEN U WERE IN THE HOA WITH YOUR TRINI WANNABE ATTORNEY AND GOT SCHOOLED BY THE GENTLEMAN = YOUR TRINI MIGHT STILL BE IN JAIL BACK HOME , BUT WITH A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF BVI TAXPAYERS MONEY , THAT U WERE ALLOWED TO SQUANDER / BEFORE THE MASTERMIND REALISED U COULDN'T TOUCH MARK AND TOUCHED U ON YOUR ( WIG ) AND TELL U , YOU AIN'T NO JUDGE ~ SO CHILL OUT / AND OUR NEW COACH REALISED THAT THE WID WAS INTERFERING WITH YOUR EGO
  • ON THE IS (23/01/2024, 13:44) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    Some body was messing with his portion so to make sure on which side it was happening on , and was invited to check for himself , so he went up and go on the plane with his calculator , as wigo here have said that he was conducting his own sting operation here and there to see who was thieving his hard earned dollars , / AND THE REST IS HISTORY , IF HE WAS DOING THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS IT WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED ) instead he walked straight into a ( jack Spaniards nest ) like a champion
    • ON THE IS (23/01/2024, 15:07) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
      Heard when he stepped on the DEA plane and he saw the money he started prying. He MOCKED GOD AND GOD GIVE HIM A HARD SLAP THAT HE IS STILL FEELING THE STING OF THE SLAP.
  • Thing is (23/01/2024, 15:26) Like (7) Dislike (8) Reply
    Andrew was on the DEA radar for a while and they waited patiently for him to step on US soil, The cruise ship conference that he attended was the perfect opportunity to snatch him up. He walking around like the big Dapper Dan thinking he was unstoppable. They lock him up for life, it is what it is.
    • @Thing is (23/01/2024, 19:22) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
      You are 1000% correct. His nincompoops friends seemed to have forgotten the trouble Andrew had back in the 90s with the US. The Feds has been watching this fool since then, just awaiting the perfect way to bait his behind and ofcouse he fell for it hook, line and sinker. He had ample opportunities to steer clear of this entire situation but we all know how he loves easy money. God don't sleep and I knew and said the same to a trusted friend of mine that Andrew was going to get a rude awakening. Jehovah allowed me to discern that Andrew was mocking him when he knelt at that particular Government function. I believe his w*** knew what was going on. The only persons I feel sorry for are his mom and daughters. Hopefully, whatever the outcome he's able to learn his lesson and make amends to those he has hurt. This entire saga is definitely heartbreaking for the people of these Virgin Islands. May God have mercy on all of us!
  • To EVERYONE (23/01/2024, 15:48) Like (4) Dislike (5) Reply
    That is out here hollering FREE THE DREW, I am will to pay your airfare on American Airlines to Miami next week to stand in Front of the Federal Courthouse hollering FREE THE DREW and see what happens. Bet no one will take me up on the offer. I want to see if you the FREE THE DREW CHEERLEADERS IS WILLING TO DO SUCH. I BET YOU WON’T.
  • ? (29/01/2024, 16:25) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    wasn't it supposed to be today? Any news?


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