Kadeem Maynard, the son of former British Virgin Islands Ports Managing Director Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, has been sentenced to 57 months in jail for his involvement in a drug trafficking and cash laundering scheme.
In June, Maynard, alongside along with his mom, Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, who previously held the place of Managing Director on the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA), pleaded responsible to cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
Justice Kathleen Williams renders verdict
Florida decide Kathleen Williams presided over Maynard’s sentencing, which additionally contains a further 5 years of supervised launch, as documented within the courtroom’s docket.
Along with the jail time period and supervised launch, a particular evaluation of $100 in damages was levied in opposition to Maynard.
Enchantment rights and future proceedings
Maynard was knowledgeable of his proper to enchantment his sentence inside 14 days of its entry into the docket.
Moreover, the courtroom clarified {that a} judgment within the felony case will likely be issued individually from the courtroom’s minute entry.
Postponement of Oleanvine Maynard’s sentencing
The sentencing for Oleanvine Maynard, Kadeem Maynard’s mom, has been rescheduled to January 18, 2024, after initially being set for August 21.
Her destiny within the case stays pending.
Awaiting trial: Former Premier Andrew Fahie
In the meantime, former Premier Andrew Fahie, initially co-charged alongside the Maynards with conspiracy to commit cash laundering, tried cash laundering, conspiracy to import cocaine, and racketeering, continues to await trial.
He has been launched on a $1 million bond.
Fahie’s trial is slated to start on January 8, 2024.
