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Indicted Maryland lawmaker submits resignation
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland state senator facing federal bribery and obstruction of justice charges submitted a resignation letter Wednesday night.
Sen. Nathaniel Oaks met Wednesday evening with Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. Jake Weissmann, a Miller spokesman, said Oaks gave the Senate president a letter stating he was resigning effective 9 a.m. Thursday.
"That's all we have right now," Weissmann told reporters outside Miller's office after Oaks had left.
Oaks, a 71-year-old Baltimore Democrat, declined to answer questions from reporters. He has pleaded not guilty.
Read more: https://www.fredericknewspost.com/public/ap/official-indicted-maryland-lawmaker-submits-resignation/article_4f260820-2d3b-534d-bc7e-3091c0dcc277.html
