Joint Initial Status Report — United States v. Sniders Jean-Jacques et al. (District of Massachusetts) (Document 43)

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A Joint Initial Status Report, Document 43, filed March 24, 2026 under Local Rule 116.5(a) by the United States and defendants Sniders Jean-Jacques, Lorne Johnson, Tanya Pierre and Ashley Spike, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:26-cr-10031-RGS. The report states that the government made its first production on March 9, 2026 of more than 10,000 pages of automatic discovery, and anticipates further rolling productions on or about March 30, 2026 and April 30, 2026. The parties ask the court to cancel the initial status conference, convene an interim status conference in approximately 60 days and exclude the period under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7). It also gives proposed expert disclosure timing of 60 days and 30 days before trial.

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        Case 1:26-cr-10031-RGS         Document 43       Filed 03/24/26     Page 1 of 4




                        IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                         FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

                                                 )
       UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                  )
                                                 )
                v.                               )   Criminal No. 25-10031-RGS-JCB
                                                 )
       (1) SNIDERS JEAN-JACQUES,                 )
       (2) LORNE JOHNSON,                        )
       (3) TANYA PIERRE, and                     )
       (4) ASHLEY SPIKE                          )
                                                 )
                       Defendants                )


                             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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