Government's Motion to Seal Indictment — United States v. Sniders Jean-Jacques et al. (1:26-cr-10031)

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The Government's Motion to Seal Indictment, Document 2, filed February 5, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Criminal No. 26cr10031, against Sniders Jean-Jacques, Lorne Johnson, Tanya Pierre and Ashley Spike. The caption lists Count One, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1349), and a Forfeiture Allegation citing 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c). The United States Attorney asks the court to seal the indictment, the motion, the court's order and related paperwork until further order. The motion states that public disclosure might jeopardize the ongoing investigation and the government's ability to arrest the defendants. It also asks under General Order 06-05 that the United States Attorney receive copies of sealed documents.

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        Case 1:26-cr-10031-RGS           Document 2        Filed 02/05/26        Page 1 of 1




                         IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                          FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

                                                   )   Criminal No. 26cr10031
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                          )
                                                   )   Violation:
                 v.                                )
                                                   )   Count One: Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
(1) SNIDERS JEAN-JACQUES,                          )   (18 U.S.C. § 1349)
(2) LORNE JOHNSON,                                 )
(3) TANYA PIERRE, and                              )   Forfeiture Allegation:
(4) ASHLEY SPIKE,                                  )   (18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and
                                                   )
                                                       28 U.S.C. § 2461(c))
                        Defendants                 )

                             GOVERNMENT’S MOTION TO SEAL
                                    INDICTMENT

       The United States Attorney hereby respectfully moves the Court to seal the indictment, this

motion and the Court’s order on this motion, and any other paperwork related to this matter, until

further order of this Court. As grounds for this motion, the government states that public disclosure

of these materials might jeopardize the ongoing investigation of this case, as well as the

government’s ability to arrest the defendants.

       The United States Attorney further moves pursuant to General Order 06-05 that the United

States Attorney be provided copies of all sealed documents that the United States Attorney has

filed in the above-styled matter.

                                                       Respectfully submitted,

                                                       LEAH B. FOLEY
                                                       United States Attorney

                                                 By: /s/ Kristen A. Kearney S
                                                     KRISTEN A. KEARNEY
                                                     Assistant U.S. Attorney

Date: 2/5/2026


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