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STATUS REPORT Joint by USA as to Te Dora Brown, Christopher Scott — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 82)
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2025-03-18 |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · No. 1:23-cr-00097 · Doc. 82 · 2025-03-18 · Docket on CourtListener
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A joint status report filed March 18, 2025 as Doc. 82 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 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. For Brown, defense counsel requests one final 45-day continuance, to on or about May 3, 2025, for filing a status report. For Scott, defense counsel seeks a final two-week continuance of the change of plea date set for March 19, 2025. The parties ask the Court to grant the continuances and exclude time under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h).
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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. As to defendant Te Dora Brown, the parties are mindful that the Court desires a clarity as to the resolution of this case. Counsel conferred on March 17, 2025 and defense counsel conveyed to the government that counsel is beginning a two-week trial in the coming days, and therefore is requesting one final 45-day continuance, to on or about May 3, 2025, for the filing of a status report. The parties will communicate with the Court as soon as they are aware of how the case will proceed and request a date for change of plea or trial. Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 82 Filed: 03/18/25 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:208 2 4. As to defendant Scott, the parties were set for a change of plea on March 14, 2025, but the hearing was rescheduled due to the Court’s schedule. Defense counsel informed the Court on March 18, 2025 that counsel desires a final two-week continuance of the change of plea date, which is currently set for March 19, 2025, and filed a motion re: the same. 5. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court grant defendants’ respective requests for continuances, and move the Court to exclude time through the date of the next status report and/or court date(s) 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 18, 2025 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 #: 82 Filed: 03/18/25 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:209
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