Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, was sentenced on Thursday to nine years and four months in prison for her involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy that also implicated former BVI Premier Andrew Fahie.
The sentencing took place in Miami, where United States District Judge Kathleen Williams presided over the hearing.
In addition to the prison term, the 62-year-old Maynard will serve an additional five years of supervised release. Her sentence is a result of her role in facilitating the necessary licenses for boats carrying cocaine, ensuring the protection of these boats while docked in BVI ports, and bribing government officials to aid in the drugs’ transportation to the United States.
Judge Williams chose a sentence below the advisory range of 11 years and three months to 14 years. This decision was influenced by several factors, including Maynard’s acceptance of responsibility through her guilty plea, her advanced age, medical issues, and the absence of a prior criminal record. The judge acknowledged that Maynard faced significant financial difficulties when approached to participate in the scheme, which provided context but not justification for her actions.
Maynard, alongside her son Kadeem Maynard and former BVI Premier Andrew Fahie, was charged in April 2022. The trio was accused of aiding in the movement of Colombian cocaine through BVI ports to Miami.
Kadeem Maynard was sentenced to 57 months in November 2023, however, Fahie is yet to be sentenced, with his court date set for August 5, 2024.