{{Short description|Arkansas Politician}} '''George Nicholas Wilson''' (born March 12, 1942) was a former state legislator in Arkansas. Wilson served in the Arkansas Senate from 1971 to 2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-history-education/photo-gallery-of-former-senators/senator-nick-wilson-1971-2000/|title=Senator Nick Wilson|website=Arkansas Senate}}</ref> including as President of the Arkansas Senate from 1987 to 1988.
He was convicted of racketeering and tax fraud. After his conviction he and his wife deducted the restitution from their taxes before being forced to repay the money with interest.<ref name=EoA>{{Cite web|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/george-nicholas-7624/|title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas}}</ref> He was a delegate at Arkansas' 1969 Constitutional Convention.<ref name=EoA/>
His post office was list as in Pocohantas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail|title=Senator Nick Wilson|website=www.arkleg.state.ar.us}}</ref> He was part of a corrupt ring of Arkansas lawmakers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/nov/04/corruption-scandal-ensnares-5-ex-lawmak/|title=Corruption scandal ensnares 5 ex-lawmakers in Arkansas, so far | Arkansas Democrat Gazette|date=November 4, 2018|website=www.arkansasonline.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/28/us/arkansas-lawmakers-indicted-in-vast-corruption-case.html|title=Arkansas Lawmakers Indicted in Vast Corruption Case|first=David|last=Firestone|work=The New York Times |date=April 28, 1999|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>
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