Case docket
United States v. Jean-Jacques, Johnson, Pierre and Spike — D. Mass.
United States v. Sniders Jean-Jacques, Lorne Johnson, Tanya Pierre, and Ashley Spike — 7 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, filed between February 5, 2026 and September 19, 2026. Among them: 2 exhibits and 1 indictment.
Related docket: USA v. Lorne Johnson et al. — 10 public filings from the same matter under a different docket; 2 documents appear on both pages.
Shares documents with: U.S. v. Jean Jacques — 1 public filing; 1 document appears on both pages.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Filings | 7 public filings |
| Filed | 2026-02-05 – 2026-09-19 |
| Document types | exhibits (2), indictment (1) |
| Original PDFs | 7 of 7 |
Case summary
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, is a Paycheck Protection Program prosecution. The indictment returned February 5, 2026 charges the four defendants with one count of wire fraud conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, alleging that between about March 2021 and December 2022 they conspired to obtain PPP loans for dozens of borrowers by submitting fraudulent applications. On April 20, 2026 the court allowed the government's motion to reverse a magistrate judge's release order and ordered Jean-Jacques detained pending trial. The joint interim status report of May 20, 2026 records nearly 57,000 pages of discovery and plea discussions with one defendant. The case is pending as of May 20, 2026; the charges are allegations.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Sniders Jean-Jacques; Lorne Johnson; Tanya Pierre; Ashley Spike |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:26-cr-10031-RGS |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Charges | One count of wire fraud conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 1349 |
| Outcome and sentence | Pending. No plea or verdict is recorded in the documents on this page; Jean-Jacques was ordered detained pending trial on April 20, 2026 |
What does the indictment charge?
One count of wire fraud conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 1349. Filings on the page state that it alleges the defendants conspired between about March 2021 and December 2022 to obtain PPP loans for dozens of borrowers by submitting fraudulent loan applications; the indictment PDF itself has no extracted text beyond its page stamps.
Why was Jean-Jacques detained?
A magistrate judge in the Southern District of Florida ordered him released on conditions after a February 16, 2026 hearing, and the government appealed. On April 20, 2026 the district court allowed the government's motion, reversed that order and ordered him detained pending trial, citing a flight risk; the government estimates the loss at more than $13 million.
What stage has the case reached?
The government had produced just under 57,000 pages of discovery by April 30, 2026, including more than 6,300 PPP loan and forgiveness files. As of the May 20, 2026 status report the government was in plea discussions with one defendant and no trial date had been set.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
7 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Indictment — United States v. Jean-Jacques, Johnson, Pierre & Spike (D. Mass.)Indictment · PDF
- Assented-To Motion for Protective Order — United States v. Sniders Jean-Jacques, et al. (D. Mass.)PDF
- Joint Initial Status Report — United States v. Sniders Jean-Jacques, et al. (D. Mass.)PDF
- Exhibit A — Transcript of Detention Hearing, United States v…Exhibit · PDF
- Exhibit C — 2018 Memo from Probation, United States v. Sniders…Exhibit · PDF
- Joint Interim Status Report — United States v. Sniders Jean-Jacques, et al. (D. Mass.)PDF
- Docket Report (Tanya Pierre, entries from July 23, 2026)PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.