A YEAR ON, CONVICTED FORMER BVI PREMIER ANDREW FAHIE'S APPEAL IS SLOWLY MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM; IS HE WASTING THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT'S TIME?

Fourteen months after ANDREW FAHIE, the appeal of British Virgin Islands' poster boy for corruption's ( Money Laundering and drug trafficking) conviction is just now seeing the trial transcripts being filed with the Eleventh Circuit, he is serving eleven years at Jessup FCI, with a 2033 release date.

With all that evidence at trial introduced against him, his chances of a reversal of the conviction appears to be small indeed.The question, therefore is, will be finally give in an cooperate with US law enforcement, to make an attempt to qualify for a Rule 35 Sentence Reduction. Rumours were flying at the time of his arrest that he has firsthand knowledge of criminal activity of other senior Caribbean leaders, in the BVI and also in ANTIGUA & BARBUDA. Perhaps he will decide the risks to his personal safety in the world of narcotics trafficking are acceptable, in exchange for a get-out-of-jail-free card. There are a number of sealed documents in the court file, post-trial, so it may be in progress. We will be watching the court docket to see whether his sentence is quietly reduced, without any press coverage.