USA v. Lorne Johnson et al. (Ashley Spike) — D. Mass., No. 1:26-cr-10031-RGS

Case summary

This page collects filings addressed to Ashley Spike in United States v. Sniders Jean-Jacques, Lorne Johnson, Tanya Pierre and Ashley Spike, No. 1:26-cr-10031-RGS in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The arrest warrant for Spike, issued on an indictment dated February 5, 2026, describes the offense as conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349. The parties' joint initial status report of March 24, 2026 states that the government's first discovery production comprised more than 10,000 pages and about half of the approximately 6,300 Paycheck Protection Program loan and forgiveness files it has collected. The court excluded all time between the defendants' initial appearances and May 26, 2026 from the Speedy Trial clock. The case is pending as of the last filing listed on this page, May 20, 2026; the charges are allegations.

Case at a glance

What is Ashley Spike charged with?

Conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349. The arrest warrant states that she is accused of that offense on the basis of an indictment, and is dated February 5, 2026 at Boston, Massachusetts.

What does the discovery describe?

Paycheck Protection Program loan files and related material. The joint initial status report states that at the defendants' arraignments the government notified the court of the complex nature of the discovery and the need for rolling productions, and that on March 9, 2026 it made a first production of more than 10,000 pages comprising about half of the approximately 6,300 PPP loan and forgiveness files it has collected, search materials and text chats between co-conspirators. It states that later productions would include the remaining PPP files, files from tax preparation software, borrowers' federal income tax returns obtained from the Internal Revenue Service subject to the protective order, material from electronic devices seized under search warrants, and body camera footage from the arrests.

What is the procedural posture?

The joint interim status report of May 20, 2026 records that a protective order is in place, that the defendants were reviewing discovery and had no pretrial motions under Rule 12(b) at that time, that expert disclosures would be made 60 days before trial by the government and 30 days before trial by the defendants, that no defendant intends to offer defences of insanity, public authority or alibi, that all time between the initial appearances and May 26, 2026 was excluded from the Speedy Trial clock, and that the interim status conference was rescheduled from May 26 to May 28, 2026.

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