Joint Status Report — United States v. Brown (Dkt. 147, N.D. Ill.)

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A joint status report filed July 17, 2026 in United States v. Te Dora Brown, No. 23 CR 97, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, under the court's order dated June 25, 2026. It recounts that an Indictment returned February 15, 2023 charges Brown under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, and that on May 8, 2026 the court reset the two-week jury trial for December 7, 2026. The report states that a new Assistant United States Attorney will replace AUSA Mary Katherine McClelland, whose motion to withdraw was granted, and that plea negotiations remain ongoing. The parties ask for a pretrial conference the week of November 23, 2026 and an order permitting early return of trial subpoenas.

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Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 147 Filed: 07/17/26 Page 1 of 3 PageID #:662




                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                          NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
                               EASTERN DIVISION


 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                                     No. 23 CR 97
            v.
                                                     Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo
 TE DORA BROWN



                               JOINT STATUS REPORT

       The United States of America, by its attorney, ANDREW S. BOUTROS, United

States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, submits this Joint Status Report

pursuant to this Honorable Court’s Order dated June 25, 2026:

I.     PROCEDURAL POSTURE

       1.        On February 15, 2023, an Indictment was returned in the Northern

District of Illinois charging defendant Te Dora Brown with violations of Title 18,

United States Code, Section 1343. Dkt. 1.

       2.        The Court set a two-week jury trial for June 22, 2026, and set a pretrial

conference for May 8, 2026. Dkts. 126 and 128.

       3.        On May 8, 2026, at the pretrial conference, the Court granted the

parties’ request to reset the jury trial and set the two-week jury trial for December 7,

2026; the Court also excluded time in the interest of justice through December 7,

2026, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). Dkt. 144.

       4.        On June 25, 2026, the Court ordered the parties to confer and submit a

status report with an update on the status of the case by July 17, 2026. Dkt. 146. The

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Court also set a status hearing for 10 a.m. on July 24, 2026, to set the pretrial

conference date. Dkt. 144.

II.      CASE STATUS

         5.     On June 25, 2026, the Court granted Assistant United States Attorney

Mary Katherine McClelland’s motion to withdraw as attorney for the government.

Dkt. 146.

         6.     The government has secured another Assistant United States Attorney

who is available to take AUSA McClelland’s place for the trial set to begin on

December 7, 2026.

         7.     The parties have continued to explore plea negotiations in an effort to

resolve this matter before trial; the plea negotiations remain ongoing.

III.     PARTIES’ REQUEST

         8.     The parties request the Court set a pretrial conference for the week of

November 23, 2026.

         9.     Additionally, the government moves the Court for an order permitting

the government and defendant to request early return of trial subpoenas so that the

government can timely obtain possession of evidence. The government has conferred

with defendant regarding a request for early return of trial subpoenas, and defense

counsel does not object to the government’s request.




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                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                        ANDREW S. BOUTROS
                                        United States Attorney

                                        By:/s/ Quinn Ford
                                        QUINN FORD
                                        Assistant United States Attorney
                                        219 South Dearborn Street, 5th Floor
                                        Chicago, IL 60604
                                        (312) 469-6052

                                        /s/ David K. Katahira
                                        VICTOR P. HENDERSON
                                        DAVID K. KATAHIRA
                                        Henderson Parks, LLC
                                        140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1020
                                        Chicago, Illinois 60603
                                        (312) 262-2900
                                        Counsel for Defendant Te Dora Brown

DATED: July 17, 2026




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