Joint Initial Status Report — United States v. Sniders Jean-Jacques, et al. (D. Mass.)

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U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts · No. 1:26-cr-10031-RGS · Doc. 43 · 2026-03-24 · Docket on CourtListener

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 
 
v. 
 
(1) SNIDERS JEAN-JACQUES, 
(2) LORNE JOHNSON, 
(3) TANYA PIERRE, and  
(4) ASHLEY SPIKE 
 
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Criminal No. 25-10031-RGS-JCB 
 
 
JOINT INITIAL STATUS REPORT 
 
Pursuant to Local Rule 116.5(a), the United States and defendants Sniders Jean-Jacques, 
Lorne Johnson, Tanya Pierre, and Ashley Spike state as follows: 
(1) 
Status of Automatic Discovery and Pending Discovery Requests 
 
At the defendants’ respective arraignments, the government notified the Court of the 
complex nature of the discovery in this matter and the need for rolling productions.  On March 9, 
2026, the government made its first production, comprising more than 10,000 pages of automatic 
discovery and an index of the discovery. This production consisted of about half of the 
approximately 6,300 Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan and forgiveness files the 
government has collected, search materials, and text chats between co-conspirators, among other 
items.  The government anticipates making its next rolling production on or about March 30, 2026, 
which will include the remaining PPP files in the government’s possession as well as additional 
text chats.   
 
The government has requested reciprocal discovery under Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(b) and Local 
Rule 116.1(d).  There are no other pending discovery requests.   Defendants have not yet produced 
any discovery to the government. 
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(2) 
Timing of Any Additional Discovery To Be Produced 
 
As noted above, the government anticipates making a supplemental production on or about 
March 30, 2026, which will include the remaining PPP files in the government’s possession as 
well as additional text chats.  The government anticipates a further rolling production on or about 
April 30, 2026, with files from the tax preparation software defendants used.  Additionally, the 
government is still processing and reviewing electronic devices obtained during the execution of 
search warrants on defendant Jean-Jacques’s person and residence and Lorne Johnson’s person 
and will produce these materials on a rolling basis as they are processed and reviewed.  The 
government is additionally collecting PPP borrowers’ true federal income tax returns from the 
Internal Revenue Service to produce to defendants, subject to the Protective Order entered in this 
case, as well as body camera footage from defendants’ arrests.  The government will provide 
additional discovery as it is received and processed pursuant to Local Rule 116.7.   
(3) 
Timing of Any Additional Discovery Requests 
 
Defendants are reviewing the materials produced thus far and have no current plans to 
make a discovery request, but reserve their rights to do so after having reviewed all the automatic 
and supplemental discovery produced by the government. 
(4) 
Protective Orders 
 
There is a protective order currently in place.  See Dkt. 39. 
(5) 
Pretrial Motions Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 12(b) 
 
Defendants propose to file any motions under Fed. R. Crim. P. 12(b) at a time set at an 
interim status conference. 
 
 
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(6) 
Timing of Expert Disclosures 
 
Should expert testimony prove necessary, the government agrees to make the requisite 
expert witness disclosures 60 days before trial, and the defendants agree to make reciprocal expert 
disclosures 30 days before trial. 
(7) 
Speedy Trial Act Calculation 
 
The Court excluded all time between defendants’ respective initial appearances in this 
District and March 31, 2026 from the Speedy Trial clock.  See Dkts. 11, 31, 36.  Accordingly, on 
the date of the scheduled status conference, no non-excludable delays will have elapsed, and 70 
days will remain on the Speedy Trial clock. 
(8) 
Timing of an Interim Status Conference 
 
The parties request that the Court convene an interim status conference in approximately 
60 days to give the defendants and their counsel sufficient time to review the discovery 
productions, including the forthcoming rolling productions.  The parties ask the Court to exclude 
the period until that conference under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7) in order that the defendants may 
have adequate time to review discovery and formulate a discovery plan, if necessary.  The 
defendants agree to exclude the time between March 31, 2026, and the date of the interim status 
conference from the Speedy Trial calculation.   
 
In light of the status of the case, the parties agree that an initial status conference is 
unnecessary and request that the Court issue an order cancelling the initial status conference. 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
LEAH B. FOLEY 
SNIDERS JEAN-JACQUES 
United States Attorney 
 
By: /s/ Kristen A. Kearney 
 
By: /s/ Jane Peachy  
 
 
 
KRISTEN A. KEARNEY 
JANE PEACHY  
 
 
Assistant U.S. Attorney 
Peachy Hackett & Sunderland 
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88 Broad Street, Suite 101 
 
Boston, MA 02110 
 
 
 
 
LORNE JOHNSON 
 
 
By: /s/ James M. Caramanica 
 
 
JAMES M. CARAMANICA 
 
Law Office of James M. Caramanica 
 
120 North Main Street, Suite 306 
 
Attleboro, MA 02703 
 
 
 
TANYA PIERRE 
 
 
By: /s/ Mark W. Shea 
 
 
 
MARK W. SHEA 
 
Shea & LaRocque, LLP 
 
88 Broad Street, Suite 101 
 
Boston, MA 02110 
 
 
 
 
ASHLEY SPIKE 
 
 
By: /s/ Joshua R. Hanye 
 
 
 
JOSHUA R. HANYE 
 
Federal Public Defender Office 
 
51 Sleeper Street, 5th Floor 
 
Boston, MA 02210 
 
 
 
Date:  March 24, 2026 
 
 
 
 
 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
 
I hereby certify that this document, filed through the ECF system, will be sent 
electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing. 
 
Dated: March 24, 2026 
 
 
 
/s/ Kristen A. Kearney  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kristen A. Kearney 
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