STATUS REPORT Joint by USA as to Te Dora Brown, Christopher Scott — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 57)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:23-cr-00097 · Doc. 57 · 2024-08-06 · Docket on CourtListener

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A joint status report filed August 6, 2024 as Doc. 57 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. The report states that defendant Brown is charged with 13 counts and defendant Scott with 9 counts of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and that the government has produced all discovery. It reports that negotiations with Brown's counsel continue, with a presentation now scheduled for early to mid-September, and that the government tendered a draft plea agreement to Scott on February 27, 2024. The parties ask the Court to set a status report deadline on or about October 5, 2024 and to exclude 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 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 have been engaged in 
negotiations and were originally tentatively scheduled for a pitch 
presentation in early June. However, that presentation did not occur and is 
now scheduled for early to mid-September due to the government’s 
upcoming trial on August 12, 2024 and the subsequent closure of the federal 
courthouse due to the Democratic National Convention. 
4. The government tendered a draft plea agreement to defendant Scott on 
February 27, 2024 and the defendant sat for a proffer in May 2024. Defense 
Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 57 Filed: 08/06/24 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:167

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counsel has requested a final 60 day status date within which to discuss the 
plea agreement with his client, and the parties intend to request a change 
of plea date on or before the next status date. 
5. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court set a deadline 
for a status report in approximately 60 days, on or about October 5, 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: August 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 
 
 
 
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