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agreement early 2018 confirming he had accepted a bribe from a disguised FBI informant and agreed to help defraud a federal housing agency. Oaks was ordered to pay a $ 30,000 fine and perform 80 hours of community service. It was reported in June 2020 that Oaks was granted compassionate release from prison due to poor health amid the
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542:. Maryland State Archives. March 14, 2022.
536:"Nathaniel T. Oaks, Maryland State Senator"
62:February 10, 2017 – March 29, 2018
515:after serving about half of his sentence.
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634:Waldron, Thomas W. (November 2, 1994).
604:"Second time around for Nathaniel Oaks"
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94:Maryland House of Delegates
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637:"Nathaniel Oaks' Amazing Comeback"
615:from the original on June 24, 2021
243:. He was a longtime member of the
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670:. Maryland Legislative Services.
1000:African-American men in politics
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241:Baltimore City, Maryland
540:Maryland Manual On-Line
458: Lost
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285:Morgan State University
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698:elections.maryland.gov
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253:Maryland State Senate
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281:Towson State College
493:U.S. District Court
385:Samuel I. Rosenberg
289:Bachelor of Science
283:and graduated from
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154:Walter R. Dean, Jr.
16:American politician
495:on nine counts of
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263:Background
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471:Governor
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