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STATUS REPORT Joint by USA as to Te Dora Brown, Christopher Scott — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 59)
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2024-10-07 |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:23-cr-00097 · Doc. 59 · 2024-10-07 · Docket on CourtListener
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A joint status report filed October 7, 2024 by the government and counsel for defendants Te Dora Brown and Christopher Scott in United States v. Brown, et al., 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 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 states that Brown's counsel produced about 350 pages of documents on September 20, 2024 and that a pitch meeting is set for November 5, 2024. It reports that a draft plea agreement was tendered to Scott on February 27, 2024 and that his counsel requested a final status date. The parties ask for a status report deadline on or about November 21, 2024 and exclusion of time under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h). It is Doc. 59, two pages.
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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 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. On September 20, 2024, counsel for defendant Brown produced to the government approximately 350 pages of previously undisclosed documents in support of a pitch request. The government requires time to review them, and both counsel for the government and for defendant Brown have previously scheduled travel during the month of October. Accordingly, the parties have scheduled a pitch meeting for November 5, 2024, after which they will be in a position to inform the Court how the case will proceed. 4. The government tendered a draft plea agreement to defendant Scott on Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 59 Filed: 10/07/24 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:170 2 February 27, 2024 and the defendant sat for a proffer in May 2024. Counsel conferred on October 7, 2024, and counsel for defendant Scott has requested a final status date to discuss the plea agreement with his client. 5. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court set a deadline for a status report in approximately 45 days, on or about Thursday, November 21, 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: October 7, 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 #: 59 Filed: 10/07/24 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:171
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