STATUS REPORT Joint by USA as to Te Dora Brown, Christopher Scott — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 69)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:23-cr-00097 · Doc. 69 · 2024-12-30 · Docket on CourtListener

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A joint status report in United States of America v. Te Dora Brown and Christopher Scott, Case No. 23 CR 97 (No. 1:23-cr-00097), before Judge Elaine E. Bucklo in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, filed December 30, 2024 as Document #: 69. The government and counsel for both defendants state that Brown is charged with 13 counts and Scott with 9 counts of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and that all discovery has been produced. The report describes plea discussions with each defendant, including meetings on November 5, 2024 and December 12, 2024 and a draft plea agreement tendered on February 27, 2024. Citing a trial beginning January 21, 2025, the parties ask for a status report deadline on or about February 28, 2025 and an 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 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. As to defendant Te Dora Brown, the government and counsel for the
defendant sat for a pitch meeting on November 5, 2024 and had a follow up
meeting on December 12, 2024. Based on these meetings, the government
and counsel for defendant Brown require a small amount of additional time
to negotiate and attempt to reach a resolution in this case.
4. As to defendant Scott, the government tendered a draft plea agreement to
defendant Scott on February 27, 2024. The defendant and the government
have been and continue to be engaged in engaged in discussions and
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negotiations and require additional time to do so, but continue to anticipate 
that the case will resolve short of trial. 
5. Government counsel is beginning an approximately 2-3 week trial on
January 21, 2025 which requires preparation. For this reason, government
counsel is requesting a 60-day status date, instead of 45 days.
6. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court set a deadline
for a status report in approximately 60 days, on or about February 28, 2025,
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: December 30, 2024 
By: 
Respectfully submitted, 
MORRIS PASQUAL 
Acting United States Attorney 
/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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