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STATUS REPORT (Joint) by USA as to Te Dora Brown, Christopher Scott — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 24)
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2023-03-09 |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:23-cr-00097 · Doc. 24 · 2023-03-09 · Docket on CourtListener
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A joint status report in United States v. Te Dora Brown and Christopher Scott, Case No. 1:23-cr-00097, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois before Judge Elaine E. Bucklo, filed March 9, 2023 as Document 24. The government and counsel for both defendants report that on February 15, 2023 the grand jury returned an indictment charging Brown with 13 counts and Scott with 9 counts of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and that the defendants self-surrendered and were arraigned on March 1, 2023 and are on bond. The report states that the government anticipates producing all discovery by the third or fourth week of March 2023 and will file an unopposed motion for a protective order. The parties ask for a status report deadline on or about June 8, 2023 and move to exclude time under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h).
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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. TE DORA BROWN, and CHRISTOPHER SCOTT Case No. 23 CR 97 Judge Elaine E. Bucklo JOINT STATUS REPORT The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, by its attorney, JOHN R. LAUSCH, JR., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Victor P. Henderson, counsel for defendant Te Dora Brown, and Joshua B. Adams, counsel for defendant Christopher Scott, hereby provide this joint status report to the Court: On February 15, 2023, the grand jury returned an indictment charging defendant Brown with 13 counts of wire fraud, and defendant Scott with 9 counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. (R. 1.) Defendants self-surrendered on March 1, 2023 and the Court held initial appearances and arraignments for the defendants on that day. (R. 8, 9.) Defendants are currently on bond. (R. 13, 14, 21.) This case involves allegations of financial wire fraud occurring over a period of more than one year. See (R. 1.) As such, there is a significant amount of paper and other electronic discovery that must be tendered to defense counsel. The government is working to produce discovery to defense counsel as soon as practicable and anticipates producing all discovery by the third or fourth week of March 2023. Counsel for the government will also be filing an unopposed motion for protective Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 24 Filed: 03/09/23 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:105 2 order contemporaneously with this joint status report. Defense counsel will require time to review discovery and engage in discussions with the government about next steps in the case. Accordingly, the parties feel that a longer status date would be appropriate, and hereby respectfully request that the Court set a deadline for status report in approximately 90 days, on or about June 8, 2023, or on a date at the Court’s discretion, and move the Court to exclude time through the date of the next status report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h). Dated: March 9, 2023 Respectfully submitted, JOHN R. LAUSCH, JR. United States Attorney By: /s/ Alejandro G. Ortega ALEJANDRO G. ORTEGA Assistant U.S. Attorney 219 South Dearborn Street 5th Floor Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 353-4129 /s/ Victor P. Henderson VICTOR P. HENDERSON Henderson Parks, LLC 140 South Dearborn Street Suite 1020 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 262-2900 /s/ Joshua B. Adams JOSHUA B. ADAMS Law Offices of Joshua B. Adams, PC 900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 7 East Suite 1020 Chicago, IL 60607 (312) 566-9173 Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 24 Filed: 03/09/23 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:106
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