Witness List by USA as to Te Dora Brown, Christopher Scott — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 134, N.D. Ill.)

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The government's trial witness list in United States v. Te Dora Brown, No. 23 CR 97, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, before the Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo, dated May 6, 2026 and filed 05/06/26 as Document 134. Witnesses it will call include U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Lydia Sizemore and SBA-OIG Special Agent John Stout as case agents, and an SBA representative to explain the EIDL application process. Other witnesses are representatives of the IRS, the Illinois Secretary of State, the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the Illinois Department of Revenue, who will confirm whether businesses that received PPP and EIDL loans were registered, along with records custodians.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 
EASTERN DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
   v. 
 
TE DORA BROWN 
 
No. 23 CR 97 
 
Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo 
 
THE GOVERNMENT’S WITNESS LIST1 
I. 
WITNESSES WHO WILL BE CALLED 
1. 
Special Agent Lydia Sizemore. U.S. Secret Service Special Agent 
Sizemore is the case agent, and she participated in investigation and surveillance in 
this case. 
2. 
Small Business Administration representative. An SBA representative 
will explain the EIDL application process and SBA policies. 
3. 
John Stout. SBA-OIG Special Agent Stout is another case agent who 
helped identify the fraudulent EIDL applications. 
4. 
IRS representative. An IRS representative will confirm the tax-filing 
status and authenticity of the employer identification numbers of each of the 
businesses that applied for PPP and EIDL loans. 
5. 
Illinois Secretary of State representative. A representative of the Illinois 
Secretary of State will confirm whether multiple purported Illinois-based 
businesses/entities receiving EIDLs and PPP loans were registered in Illinois. 
 
1 This list reflects the government’s best sense, as of the date of filing, of the witnesses it will 
or may call at trial. The government will supplement or modify this list if circumstances 
warrant it. 
Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 134 Filed: 05/06/26 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:546

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6. 
Illinois Department of Employment Security representative. A 
representative of the Illinois Department of Employment Security will confirm 
whether multiple purported Illinois-based businesses receiving PPP and EIDL loans 
were registered with IDES. 
7. 
Illinois Department of Revenue representative. A representative of the 
Illinois Department of Employment Security will confirm whether multiple purported 
Illinois-based businesses receiving PPP and EIDL loans were registered with IDES. 
8. 
Records Custodians. The government may call records custodians for 
any of the records subject to the government’s motion to admit business records 
pursuant to FRE 902(11). 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
ANDREW S. BOUTROS 
United States Attorney 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By: 
/s/Mary Katherine McClelland  
 
 
MARY KATHERINE McCLELLAND 
 
 
 
 
 
 
QUINN FORD 
Assistant United States Attorneys 
219 South Dearborn Street, 5th Floor 
Chicago, Illinois 60604 
(312) 353-5300 
Dated: May 6, 2026 
Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 134 Filed: 05/06/26 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:547

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