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STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by USA as to Te Dora Brown, Christopher Scott — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 53)

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CourtU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Filed2024-03-04

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:23-cr-00097 · Doc. 53 · 2024-03-04 · Docket on CourtListener

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A joint status report 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, filed March 4, 2024 as Document 53 before Judge Elaine E. Bucklo. The report states that Brown is charged with 13 counts and Scott with 9 counts of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and that the government has produced all discovery. It reports that the government tendered a draft plea agreement to Scott on February 27, 2024 and that reciprocal Rule 16 discovery from Scott's counsel had not yet been produced. The parties ask the court to set a status report deadline on or about June 2, 2024 and to exclude time under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h). The two-page report is signed by an Assistant U.S. Attorney and counsel for both defendants.

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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 submit this joint status report to the Court and represent 
as follows: 
1. Defendant Brown is charged 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). 
2. The government has produced all discovery to defense counsel. 
3. The government tendered a draft plea agreement to defendant Scott on 
February 27, 2024. Defendant Scott requires time to review the plea 
agreement and for negotiations. 
4. The government has conferred with counsel for defendant Scott and 
understands that counsel plans to make a production of reciprocal Rule 16 
discovery to the government, then would like to schedule a pitch meeting. 
The parties  last conferred on January 17, 2024 and counsel indicated that 
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the discovery was forthcoming. As of the date of this writing, counsel has 
not produced this discovery to the government. 
5. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court set a deadline 
for a status report in approximately 90 days, on or about June 2, 2024, 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) 
in the interests of justice and to allow time for continued negotiations 
between the parties. 
 
Date: March 4, 2024 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
MORRIS PASQUAL 
Acting United States Attorney 
 
By: 
/s/ Alejandro G. Ortega  
ALEJANDRO G. ORTEGA 
Assistant U.S. Attorney 
 
/s/ Victor P. Henderson      
VICTOR P. HENDERSON 
Counsel for defendant Te Dora 
Brown 
 
/s/ Joshua B. Adams      
JOSHUA B. ADAMS 
Counsel for defendant Christopher 
Scott 
 
 
 
 
Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 53 Filed: 03/04/24 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:162

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