The appeal is Mr. Fahie’s main legal path forward after a trial that ended in a sweeping guilty verdict and a prison sentence of 11 years and three months. During Mr. Fahie’s trial in February 2024, jurors heard clandestine recordings of a DEA confidential source — who Mr. Fahie knew as “Roberto Quintero” — explaining to Mr. Fahie that the cartel’s cocaine would be concealed as waterproof construction materials. Mr. Fahie’s third argument addresses incidents that occurred after his guilty verdict was read in court. According to the appeal, two jurors stayed behind after being discharged and told a court officer they were unhappy with the verdict and would have found Mr. Fahie not guilty. Mr. Fahie is asking the appellate court to dismiss the case due to what he calls “egregious government misconduct” and throw out the cocaine-conspiracy conviction for insufficient evidence.

Source: The Star February 12, 2026 20:51 UTC