It appears that ANDREW FAHIE, the disgraced, convicted former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, is being housed at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Downtown Miami, which is designed to house pretrial detainees, and is therefore not a very comfortable place to serve one's sentence. This raises a question regarding why he remains at that facility, post-sentencing. Why hasn't he moved on?
The possible reason: he may have finally decided to start rendering cooperation to the Department of Justice, because if he is transferred to a permanent FCI out of the South Florida area, returning him to Miami to testify before a Grand Jury requires court approval, which might tip off individuals against whom he has incriminating evidence. Retaining him at Miami FCI simplifies his appearance and cooperation, and keeps potential targets in the dark.
Fahie did darkly admit, to a Confidential Informant during his case, that he had a prior history of similar criminal conduct, involving narcotics trafficking, and there have been persistent rumours that he has first-hand knowledge of cooperation of the Caribbean officials with narcotics traffickers. He may have been handed such a long sentence precisely to compel his subsequent cooperation, what is known as Substantial Assistance, which could result in a Sentence Reduction under Rule 35. We wonder if his former partners in crime in prior matters are having trouble sleeping of late. If he remains in custody at Miami FDC, they may have reason for concern.
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