Former Premier Andrew Fahie along with co-defendants Oleanvine Maynard and son Kadeem Maynard have been successful in their motion to delay their trial date until January 2023.
The trio was initially set to commence trial on Monday, July 18, however, the new trial date will be January 17, 2023.
U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Florida Kathleen Williams granted the motion last Thursday, to allow Fahie and the Maynards more time to review the evidence in their case.
While the three enjoyed success in the motion, Kadeem Maynard who is the son of Oleanvine, was not as lucky in his filing for bond after Magistrate Judge Chris McAiley signed a 10-page detention order which occurred also on Thursday denying him bond.
The order stated that no combination of conditions exists which would satisfy the court in believing that Kadeem would remain in the state to face prosecution, considering that neither he nor his mother had any family in the Southern District of Florida.
“The defendant has no meaningful ties to this District. The pretrial services report reflects that the defendant has no relatives who reside here, and he has no employment history in the United States,” the judge stated.
“Most of his family resides in Tortola and St. Kitts, although he has a brother who lives in Washington, DC, and another who lives in St. Croix,” Judge McAiley added.
No evidence found on residency in Maryland
The order also found that there were several concerns regarding the residency of Kadeem, who claimed that he resided in Baltimore, Maryland and Tortola.
According to the order, the U.S government conducted a search of Kadeem’s international travel records from 2008 to 2022 and found nothing which confirmed that he traveled to Maryland between that specified interval.
Wife’s three-month stint in Miami not enough
The document also revealed that Kadeem’s wife recently booked a hotel in Miami to stay until October later this year.
Judge McAiley ruled that the wife’s temporary three-month stay in the Southern District of Florida was not enough to assure the court that Kadeem would be committed to appearing for his trial as required.
The order further said that the serious nature of Kadeem’s alleged involvement in the case was further grounds to deny him a pretrial release.
His mother Oleanvine Maynard, who is the former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director is the only one of the three co-defendants who stipulated to being jailed without bond while she awaits trial.
She is currently being held at the federal detention center in Miami, according to court records and the Bureau of Prisons website.
Fahie and the Maynards are indicted on charges of conspiracy to import a controlled substance, conspiracy to engage in money laundering, and attempted money laundering.
If convicted, they are facing a minimum of 10 years behind bars and the possibility of life in prison.