STATUS REPORT (Joint) by USA as to Te Dora Brown, Christopher Scott — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 33)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:23-cr-00097 · Doc. 33 · 2023-06-07 · Docket on CourtListener

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A two-page Joint Status Report filed June 7, 2023 as Doc. 33 in United States v. Te Dora Brown and Christopher Scott, No. 1:23-cr-00097, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, before Judge Elaine E. Bucklo. It is submitted by the government through Acting United States Attorney Morris Pasqual and Assistant U.S. Attorney Alejandro G. Ortega, with defense counsel Victor P. Henderson and Joshua B. Adams. The report states that the grand jury returned an indictment on February 15, 2023 charging Brown with 13 counts and Scott with 9 counts of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and that the defendants are on bond. It says the government has produced all discovery under a protective order and that defense counsel need more time. The parties ask for a status report deadline on or about September 4, 2023 and exclusion of time under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h).

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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 MORRIS PASQUAL, Acting 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.) 
As described in the initial status report, there is a significant amount of 
discovery in this wire fraud case (R.24.) The government has produced all discovery 
to defense counsel and obtained a protective order for that discovery (R.27.)  
Defense counsel require additional time to review discovery and engage in 
preliminary negotiations with the government. Accordingly, the parties respectfully 
request that the Court set a deadline for status report in approximately 90 days, on 
Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 33 Filed: 06/07/23 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:125

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or about September 4, 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: June 6, 2023 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
MORRIS PASQUAL 
Acting 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 #: 33 Filed: 06/07/23 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:126

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