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The former Baltimore lawmaker will be sentenced in July. He formally resigned from the General Assembly on Thursday morning.
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Read More »Former state senator Oaks pleads guilty to fraud charges
State Sen. Nathaniel Oaks resigns
Embattled state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks has resigned from the General Assembly nearly a year after being indicted on federal bribery and corruption charges.
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Read More »Judge denies Oaks motion to dismiss 6 counts from indictment
A federal judge Tuesday denied state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks' motions to dismiss portions of the indictment against him, finding the lawmaker's request for draft legislation of a bond bill allegedly in exchange for a bribe constituted an "official act."
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Read More »Oaks attorneys debate meaning of ‘official act’ in bribery case
Attorneys for state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks argued Friday for the dismissal of six counts of the indictment against him, claiming his request the Maryland Department of Legislative Services draft a bond bill in the fall of 2016 was not an official act.
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Read More »Informant, cooperator subpoenas quashed ahead of Oaks hearing
A confidential informant and cooperating witness involved in state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks’ fraud case will not testify at a motions hearing next week after a federal judge ruled such testimony is unnecessary. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett held ...
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Read More »Entrapment claim by Oaks a ‘big bet,’ legal observers say
State Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks is asking a federal judge to include a jury instruction on entrapment in his bribery and fraud case.
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Read More »Md. state senator to get separate trials on bribery, obstruction
State Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks will have a separate trial on an obstruction of justice charge after a federal judge ruled Friday that the count should be severed from nine counts of bribery- and fraud-related offenses he also faces.
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Read More »Oaks pleads not guilty to obstruction as lawyers argue for severance
State Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice charges Thursday in federal court, where his attorneys argued that charge should be severed from nine others accusing him of bribery and fraud. Oaks, D-Baltimore City, appeared in U.S. District ...
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Read More »Indicted Md. senator: FBI targeted council, legislature
Attorneys for a sitting Maryland state senator indicted on bribery and obstruction-of-justice charges say the preceding FBI investigation was part of an attempt to implicate members of the Baltimore City Council and Maryland legislature.
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Read More »Hearing in Oaks case set for day after General Assembly convenes
A federal judge will hear state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks’ request to sever his fraud-related charges from a later obstruction of justice charge just one day after the 2018 General Assembly session begins. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Jan. 11 ...
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