Paul Jerry Bookout (born June 30, 1962) is an American politician who served as the President pro tempore of the Arkansas Senate from 2011 to 2013, when he resigned from office.
Bookout resigned as the President pro tempore and as an Arkansas Senator in 2013 after it was discovered he spent campaign funds on personal expenses.
[2][3] On March 11, 2015, Bookout entered a negotiated plea in federal court to a felony mail fraud count for using interstate communications to file a false report in the scheme.
U.S. District Judge Brian Miller also ordered Bookout to pay $150,048 in restitution, according to court records.
Judge Brian Miller noted he could depart from guidelines, in either direction.