STATUS REPORT Joint by USA as to Te Dora Brown, Christopher Scott — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 55)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:23-cr-00097 · Doc. 55 · 2024-05-06 · Docket on CourtListener

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A joint status report filed May 6, 2024 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 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. The report says counsel for Brown will request a pitch meeting, and that the government tendered a draft plea agreement to Scott on February 27, 2024, with a proffer being scheduled. The parties ask for a further status report deadline on or about August 4, 2024 and for time to be excluded under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h). It is Doc. 55, two pages, signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alejandro G. Ortega and defense counsel Victor P. Henderson and Joshua B. Adams.

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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 and counsel for defendant Brown conferred on May 2, 
2024. Counsel for defendant Brown will be requesting a pitch meeting with 
the government and will schedule the same as soon as practicable. 
4. The government tendered a draft plea agreement to defendant Scott on 
February 27, 2024. Counsel conferred on May 6, 2024 and defense counsel 
indicated the defendant’s willingness to sit for a proffer. The parties are 
attempting to schedule the proffer for the week of May 13 or 20, 2024. 
5. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court set a deadline 
Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 55 Filed: 05/06/24 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:164

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for a status report in approximately 90 days, on or about August 4, 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: May 6, 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 #: 55 Filed: 05/06/24 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:165

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