Shocking: check out how much prostitution contributes to uk economy.

How many prostitutes are there in the UK?  According to the Office of National Statistics the answer is60,879.  In figures due to be released next week this number is being used to add £5.314bn to the official size of the UK economy.  But the ONS only attempted to measure the number of female prostitutes.  If male prostitutes are included in the count then the contribution that prostitution makes to the UK economy rises to £8.856bn.  

From the 30th of September the UK’s national accounts will attempt to measure illegal transactions to which all parties consent, including the sale of illegal drugs and prostitution.  Illegal transactions are difficult to measure because the participants, while willing, are anxious that their business goes unnoticed.  As a result there are very few obvious ways to directly measure illegal transactions and the ONS have been forced to rely on 10-year-old survey data in order to try and estimate the level of prostitution activity in the UK.  

But there is a better way of measuring the number of prostitutes than using survey data.  While many of the activities associated with prostitution are illegal in the UK, paying for sex is actually legal and as a result, prostitution services are widely marketed on the web.  We can useImport.io to directly count the number of prostitutes who are marketing on the web and attempt a better estimate of the number of prostitutes in the UK.  

The ONS used a study by the charity Eaves Housing For Womenpublished in 2004 as the basis of their estimation of the number of prostitutes in the UK.  The Eaves study tried to count all the female prostitutes in London over a 6 month period by telephoning every brothel and escort agency that they could find advertised.  There are two main problems with the ONS using the Eaves study in this way: Eaves only surveyed the sex industry in London and Eaves only surveyed women working in the sex industry.  We looked at each of these problems in turn.  

But first, our choice of website

In order to do the work we built anextractor to the website AdultWork.  AdultWork is an online marketplace for adult service providers.  We chose to perform our analysis on AdultWork because AdultWork is much more popular relative to other similar websites.  

Problem 1: London only (not a problem)

The ONS used population figures for London and the UK to extrapolate out from the Eaves estimate of the number of prostitutes in London to an estimate of the number of prostitutes in the UK.  The first thing that we did was to test the validity of this extrapolation.  We used our extractor to pull down the AdultWork profiles of all the adult service providers in the UK who offer escorting.  We then divided the profiles into two groups: those from London and those from the rest of the UK and compared the ratio against current population statistics for London and the UK.  The prostitution ratio matched the population ratio.  Our data support the validity of the extrapolation from the number of prostitutes in London to the number of prostitutes in the UK.  The fact that the Eaves study only surveyed the sex industry in London is not a problem.  

Problem 2: Women only (big problem)

The Eaves study is quite clear in stating that “no information is included regarding men working in the sex industry”.  This means that any estimate that the ONS makes of the number of prostitutes in the UK is only an estimate of the number of female prostitutes.  We used the same set of AdultWork profiles to see how much of a difference including men would make to the total number of prostitutes.  When we counted the number of male and female service providers on AdultWork it turns out that 42% of them are male.  This is not a small proportion.  The fact that the Eaves study only surveyed women working in the sex industry is a major problem.  

What's the impact?

If 42% of prostitutes are men and there are 60,879 female prostitutes then we would estimate that there are 44,085 male prostitutes and that the total number of prostitutes in the UK is 104,964.  If you use this number in the ONS calculation for the amount that prostitution contributes to the UK economy then you get £8.856bn (0.6% GDP) rather than £5.314bn (0.4% GDP).  A difference of £3.542bn (0.2% GDP).  

Using web data for this kind of economic analysis has two main benefits.  It means that our measures can be up to date, even close to real time and that our measures can be more complete and less reliant on scaling assumptions.  

Chilling Mode: BEYONCE Holidays In Cambodia With Jay Z and Baby Blue ivy

Celebrity power couple, Beyonce and Jay Z, seems to be enjoying the best days of their lives jet-setting all around the world with their recent visit to Southern Asia, Cambodia. One can tell that their travel agent has been fully booked for this 2015! What a New year resolution- to see the world one at a time.

Beyonce took to her Instagram page to share scenic pictures from their Cambodia stay. What an Idyllic getaway for the American Royal family.

Banky W, Niyola, Bez, Waje, others shower encomiums on Kemi Adetiba as she turns 35

Kemi Adetiba turns 35 today and she is an influential figure in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Photo: Filed

Creative and beautiful film maker, music video director and TV host, Kemi Adetiba is a year older today January 8, 2015.

The award winning cinematographer, although a Law graduate, has in a short time, excelled in the entertainment industry and has become a notable figure in Nigeria and across sub-saharan Africa.

Starting out as a radio personality with Rhythm 93.7FM, the first music video she directed is the impressive visuals for ‘Ekundayo’ by acclaimed singer, TY Bello. She has since gone on to work with other stars like Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Banky W, Bez,Niyola and others.

Today, as she turns 35, Kemi has been getting several shout outs from the entire industry, with many of those she has worked with wishing her a great day and years ahead.

See some of the messages directed at her below…

Girl, 5, dies after father tosses her off bridge

(CNN)A 5-year-old Florida girl was killed after her father tossed her off a bridge from his car, police said Thursday.

As a St. Petersburg police officer was driving home just after midnight, he saw a car whiz past him, driving about 100 miles per hour, authorities said.

When the car neared the top of the Dick Misener Bridge, the driver stopped and threw a child over the rail and into the water.

The father was later arrested. And a search began to find the girl.

The body of the girl was later recovered.

Police were questioning the father and have not disclosed his motive. The identities of both the father and the child have not been released.

Paris Cop Dies: Police Operation Imminent

Armed police are on the scene where a police officer was shot dead in Paris and are apparently preparing for an imminent operation.

Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt says officers with dogs are there, some are putting on heavy armour, and TV news crews are being pushed back. 

Police had been called to the scene of a traffic accident involving a grey Clio at around 7.15 am when the female officer was fired at.

It happened as police were hunting for suspects involved in the deadly gun attack on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in the capital.

Dabota Lawson jets off with brand new Louis Vuitton set of luggage in town..

Ex beauty queen and socialite Dabota Lawson hasn’t been in the news lately since she got married to wealthy business man Sunny Aku. Dabota was probably on a short sabbatical from social media enjoying her new marriage but she is back now because she posted a picture of her newly acquired Louis Vuitton luggage.. 

See below:

British man arrested in Portugal after partner’s body found buried in garden

A British man has been arrested for murder after his partner’s body was found buried under concrete at their home inPortugal, according to reports.

Officers used pneumatic drills and pick axes to break through the concrete at the couple’s home in the Algarve, according to the Portugal Resident newspaper.

The police are said to have discovered the body of Brenda Davidson, 72, during the operation on Tuesday night.

A man, reportedly her partner, Nigel Jackson, 59, is said to have been arrested on suspicion of her murder.

A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: “We can confirm the arrest of a British national on 7 January on the Algarve in Portugal. We are providing consular assistance.”

Asked about Davidson, the spokesman added: “We can confirm there was a British national reported as missing in the Algarve in Portugal since December 2014.

“We are providing the family with consular assistance.”

The Portugal Resident reported that Davidson is said to have gone missing in November, with her partner telling neighbours she had “gone to UK for treatment for a nasty cough”.

1 Month after Revealing His HIV Status, Kehinde Bademosi Comes Out As Gay

Last month on World AIDS Days, Orange Academy founder Kehinde Bademosi took a huge step by revealing that he was diagnosed with HIV in 1999 (click here if you missed it)

Today he has again made another bold step by sharing with the world his sexual orientation.

In a long post on his personal Facebook page, he reveals that even though he has an ex-wife he has never had a ‘thing’ for women.

Read his story below:

When I first told my ex-wife that I was gay, we were far from being married. I wanted her to find other men honorably, who had a thing for women. I never did. I ‘swear down.’ I was only obeying the popular demand of traditions. Now, this was my terrible mistake. No one should live their life based on dogmas and other people’s expectations. As far as I could remember, even though I was always dating girls, I had always preferred being with a man. I had fought it with every fiber of spirituality in me as a Pentecostal preacher boy (find details and journeys in my book ‘THE EXODUS.’) The more I fought my sexual preference for men, the more I became more miserable. Unfortunately, as erroneously believed, sex wasn’t the problem. I had been having sex with women as far back as a twelve-year-old. Sexuality is whom we are emotionally present with, not whom we are sleeping with. And oh boy, she really tried to make me a heterosexual. But I’m still not, sadly.

One of those pre-marriage days, while we were with our marriage counseling team, I brought up the issue again – that I had always had a preference for men. I wanted the Ministers to dissuade her from the marriage. I just couldn’t put a ring on a fat big lie. My father taught me one principle: DIE FOR YOUR OWN TRUTH, EVEN IF IT’S UNPOPULAR, BUT DON’T HARM OTHERS WITH IT. She was so happy to tell the ministers, as quickly as she could, that my feelings for men would all be gone, because she believed it was a childhood disorder. I guess she meant she was going to fck my brains into heterosexuality. This is a mistake a lot of us make. We all want to change people to conform to our preferences. We find it easier to play god in the lives of people we did not make.

After six years together, I knew I was not getting any better. I STILL LOVED MEN. And one day, because I didn’t want to cheat on her, I humbly asked her that we should go our separate ways. That was when all hell broke loose. She suddenly forgot about how it all started. In court, she told the Judge how she suddenly found out that I was gay, and how it’s against the Law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In other words, she wanted me sentenced to the new 14 years jail term served by the Nigerian government. Luckily, I was in a civil court. Sadly, that day, I had to duck my face in shame as the crowd jeered at me for being whom I had always been. ‘You faggot’ ‘Oh what a shameful man!’ ‘homo!’ ‘Na wa o ‘ I still don’t know how I walked out of the court premises that day. ( this case is still ongoing) What about my business.? Tell any client in Nigeria that you are gay, and you lose their business. That’s exactly what happened. I lost friends, businesses, sponsorships and family members. I had to start my life all again. Applied for a new job. Get back to school. Although my ex-wife is one of the most faithful and beautiful women in Nigeria, she is a victim of institutionalized homophobia. Just like many people who are reading this.

It will be exactly a year today, when Nigeria instituted a law to jail people like me. What’s our offense? Because we are simply wired differently. There are only about 5 to 10% of homosexuals in every population as cited by popular findings and documents. Why is a 90% dominant population afraid of its 10%? Shouldn’t you care about us? Don’t you think it’s a lot easier to be seen as part of the 90%? And before you throw those religious verses on us for being wired differently, I want to leave you with my favorite Bible verses from Romans 8:Italics mine:

That Nothing Can Separate Us from ( the universal narrative of ) God’s Love 31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? 32 Since he did not spare even his own Son ( in the popular narratives according to the Christian Faith ) but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? 33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. 34 Who then will condemn us? No one…
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[b] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in ( in the narrative of ) Christ Jesus our Lord.

Yemi Alade & Flavour Cover Complete Fashion Magazine’s December 2014/January 2015 Issue

Flavour covers the newest issue of Complete Fashion magazine alongside Yemi Alade who looks lovely in a cream wrap dress.

Also included in the issue is Beauty Box which features on its cover a profile of 16 year-old winner of Elite Model Look 2014, Mayowa as well as a celebration of the Fayrouz L’original 2014 winners, Team Elan in the Complete Fashion Extra.

Yemi Alade’s Cover Look

Yemi Alade is wearing Gold jersey wrap dress by Ejiro Amos Tafiri Jersey Wrap Dress and Butterfly Accessories Nigeria Earrings and Necklace | Make-up artist Ego Osadebe for BlackUp at Montaigne Place | Styled by Ogbemudia Isibor | Photographed by Moussa Moussa

Flavour’s Cover Look

Hat, Necklace and George wrapper all from CF Wadrobe| Make-up artist Ego Osadebe for BlackUp at Montaigne Place | Styled by Moses Ebite for Moashy Styling and Ogbemudia Isibor

Photographed by Moussa Moussa

Photo Credit: Complete Fashion 

‘I’m an idiot’ – Charlie Sheen apologises for dissing Kim Kardashian

Charlie Sheen has apologised to Kim Kardashian West.

The Anger Management star, who branded the ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ beauty ‘a pox on the face of entertainment’ after accusing her of refusing to sign an autograph for a six-year-old fan, is now ‘really embarrassed’ by his actions and posted a message asking for forgiveness on Twitter.

He wrote: ‘Dear Kim, my extreme bad. really embarrassed by my actions. I was already p***ed about some other c**p that had nothing to do with you. I heard a story that bothered me. wrote some trash you didn’t deserve. Ever. I’m an idiot as often as I’m a genius. that day, clearly I was the former. xox’

The 49-year-old star’s apology came just hours after he insisted he was standing by his earlier social media attack on the reality TV star, and said she had ‘zero gratitude, zero awareness, zero talent, a pox on the face of entertainment she is!’

See tweet below…

Imam rapes 22-year-old, shaves hairs in Ogun

An Imam, Rabiu Abdulquadri, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for shaving the pubic hair of a 22-year-old-girl and collecting her nails under the pretext of preparing a favour charm for her.

The Imam was also accused of raping the victim, Elizabeth (pseudonym), in his house in Abule-Ojo, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, Ogun State

Punch Metro learnt that Abduquadri, popularly known as Alfa Cisse, approached the victim, who was returning from her place of work around 8.30pm on December 28.

The Imam was said to have stopped the victim at a roundabout in the Ofada area of the state, claiming he had a vision about her.He was said to have ordered her to join an on-going prayer in his mosque before he could reveal the vision.

Elizabeth, who claimed she succumbed to Alfa Cisse’s bidding unconsciously, said he took her to his apartment after she dropped her luggage at home.

In the night, the cleric allegedly instructed her to strip herself naked and shaved strands of hair in her head, armpit and private parts, after which he had a carnal knowledge of her.It was also learnt that he told her to come back for a charm that would bring favour to her the following day.

When our correspondent visited the victim, she said,

 “He and some clerics prayed for me. In the night, he woke me up, collected my nails, hairs and slept with me not minding my menstrual discharge. He said he would use them to prepare a charm for me to get favour.
“I did not realise what I was doing untill the next day when I returned home and my sister scolded me for not sleeping at home. That was when it occurred to me that I had been used.He even demanded more hairs when I got there the following day. Since then, I have been feeling weak and I can’t sleep in the night.”

Elizabeth’s uncle, Mr. Oluwaseun Idowu, said he had spent a lot of money on the victim, whose health reportedly aggravated after the encounter with the cleric.

Idowu said he eventually located the Imam’s house after which policemen from the Owode Police Division arrested him.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Alfa Cisse confessed to the police that he actually took the girl’s pubic hairs, although he denied having sex with her.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident.

He said, “The suspect was paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye.

“He will be charged to court soon.”

Justin Bieber looking smoking hot for Calvin klein’s Ad campaign...

Justin said that he posted a picture on Instagram in his Calvin Klein underwear using the #mycalvins hash tag, the brand saw it and decided Justin deserved to be on the team considering the positive reaction and number of comments the picture attracted. Thereafter, a relationship was formed and Justin became a brand ambassador.

ReadJustin would be joining other sexy superstars like Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Drake, Rita Ora, Ne-Yo, Nick Jonas, Fergie, Iggy Azalea, Kanye West and Joe on the Calvin Klein train who are brand ambassadors for Calvin Klein too.

See another photo below: 

Then he posted this: 

People’s Choice Awards Winners – See 2015 Winners List

The 2015 People’s Choice Awardshonor the best in movies, television, and music. One of the few awards shows to celebrate pop culture across mediums and genres, the PCAs are also special for allowing the fans to choose the winners in every single category.

See full list below: The ceremony, hosted by Anna Faris and Allison Janney

Favorite Comedic Movie Actress
Melissa McCarthy
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
Adam Sandler
Favorite Hip-Hop Artist
Iggy Azalea
Favorite Male Country Artist
Hunter Hayes
Favorite TV Icon
Betty White
Favorite Action Movie ActorChris Evans
Favorite Cable TV ActorMatt Bomer
Favorite Comedic TV ActressKaley Cuoco
Favorite Competition TV Show“The Voice”
Favorite Country Group
Lady Antebellum
Humanitarian Award
Ben Affleck
Favorite Thriller Movie
Gone GirlFavorite Dramatic Movie Actress
Chloe Grace Moretz
Favorite Network TV Drama
“Grey’s Anatomy”
Favorite Actress New TV Series
Viola Davis
Favorite Movie Actor
Robert Downey, Jr.
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
Robert Downey, Jr.
Favorite TV Show“The Big Bang Theory”
Favorite Network TV Comedy
“The Big Bang Theory”
Favorite New TV Drama
“The Flash”
Favorite New TV Comedy“Jane The Virgin”
Favorite Movie
Maleficent
Favorite Movie Actress
Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite Movie Duo
Shailene Woodley and Theo James
Favorite Action Movie
Divergent
Favorite Comedic Movie
22 Jump Street
Favorite Dramatic Movie
The Fault in Our Stars
Favorite Family Movie
Maleficent
Favorite Comedic TV Actor
Chris Colfer
Favorite Dramatic TV ActorPatrick Dempsey
Favorite Dramatic TV ActressEllen Pompeo
Favorite Cable TV Comedy
“Melissa & Joey”
Favorite Cable TV Drama“Pretty Little Liars”
Favorite Cable TV ActressAngie Harmon
Favorite TV Crime Drama
“Castle”
Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor
Nathan Fillion
Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress
Stana Katic
Favorite Network Sci-fi/Fantasy TV Show
“Beauty and the Beast”
Favorite Cable Sci-fi/Fantasy TV Show
“Outlanders”
Favorite Sci-fi/Fantasy TV ActorMisha Collins
Favorite Sci-fi/Fantasy TV Actress
Kristin Kreuk
Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host
Jimmy Fallon
Favorite Dramedy
“Orange Is The New Black”
Favorite TV Duo
Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev
Favorite TV Character We Miss The Most
Dr. Cristina Yang/Sandra Oh
Favorite Actor in a New TV SeriesDavid Tennant
Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show
“Saturday Night Live”
Favorite Animated TV Show
“The Simpsons”
Favorite Male ArtistEd Sheeran
Favorite Female Artist
Taylor Swift
Favorite Group
Maroon 5
Favorite Breakout Artist
5 Seconds of Summer
Favorite Female Country Artist
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Pop Artist
Taylor Swift
Favorite R&B ArtistPharrell
Favorite Album
X by Ed Sheeran
Favorite Song
“Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift

Check Out The Presidential Campaign Bus Gov Okorocha Donated To Buhari

Governor of Imo state Rochas Okorocha yesterday January 7th donated a presidential campaign bus to APC presidential candidate, Gen. Buhari. More photos of the bus below:

Jennifer Love-Hewitt Pregnant With Her Second Child

Great news for Jennifer Love-Hewitt!

The 35-year-old actress and her husband Brian Hallisay are expecting their second child, her rep confirms to Us Weekly. The couple is already parents to 1-year-old daughter Autumn James.

“Jennifer and Brian are thrilled to be expecting their second child later this year,” her rep said in a statement.

Hewitt and Hallisay secretly wed in 2013 shortly after announcing their engagement.

"You have nine months [to prepare],"Hewitt said of motherhood last year, "And you're terrified. You're like, 'There's not going to be any way that I can do this!' There are still days when you wake up and you're like, 'I'm not going to be able to do this.' And then the day's over, and you're like, 'I did that! This is awesome! I can do it tomorrow.' And then you wake up, and you do it again. It's great."

Congrats to the happy family!

Former West Virginia Gov. Arch Moore Dies At 91

Former Gov. Arch Alfred Moore Jr., whose guilty pleas to federal corruption charges overshadowed his record as his era's most successful Republican in Democrat-dominated West Virginia, died Wednesday. He was 91.

The three-term governor, congressman, state legislator, and father of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., died Wednesday evening in Charleston "with his family by his side," according to a news release from Capito's office.

"Dad loved the state of West Virginia as if it were a member of our family," the release said. "Serving West Virginians was at the core of his very being and he cherished every moment of it."

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued a statement late Wednesday in which he called Moore "a towering figure in West Virginia who during his three terms worked with both Democrats and Republicans to accomplish many things to help move our state forward."

Moore acted as an unofficial adviser to Capito and also said he did financial and government consulting in his later years. He had attempted to regain his law license, which he lost upon his criminal convictions, but was rebuffed in a unanimous 2003 state Supreme Court ruling.

That decision reflected the political limbo in which Moore placed himself by pleading guilty to five corruption-related felonies and then repeatedly trying to withdraw those pleas while arguing that he was innocent.

Despite misconduct that showed "shocking disregard" for "the public trust and for the standards of the legal profession," the disgraced Moore pursued a "continued denial of wrongdoing," the justices wrote.

Moore "has had an ample opportunity to come to a realization that his conduct was wrong, and to take steps to demonstrate that realization," the opinion said. "Despite the passage of time and the petitioner's record since his disbarment, the record strongly suggests that there has been little change in the underlying attitudes and perceptions that directly led to the misconduct for which he was disbarred."

The Glen Dale native was born into a family with GOP ties. A grandfather had been a mayor of Moundsville, while an uncle had been minority leader in the House of Delegates. Moore attended Marshall County schools before entering the Army during World War II. He rose to the rank of sergeant, and was awarded the Bronze Star as well as a Purple Heart after being shot and severely wounded in the European theater.

After the war, Moore attended college and became a lawyer in 1951. He entered politics the following year, winning a seat in the House of Delegates.

Moore then set his sights on Congress. After losing a 1954 bid, the Marshall County Republican narrowly won the state's 1st District seat. He remained in the House of Representatives for six terms, surviving redistricting and winning re-election by ever-increasing margins despite the Democrats' voter dominance.

"In my party, nothing is a cake walk," Moore was quoted as saying in John Morgan's 1980 biographical study of West Virginia governors. "The problem is always one of numbers. I always swim upstream. It's the only position I've known in my political life."

But he also possessed personal charisma, strong oratory gifts and an uncanny ability to recall names. In 1968, Moore defeated once and future Gov. Cecil Underwood for the GOP gubernatorial nomination after a bitter primary battle. Following a similarly combative race, he bested Democratic nominee Jim Sprouse by fewer than 13,000 votes.

Moore's first term as governor coincided with two developments that greatly changed the office's role in West Virginia: the Modern Budget Amendment, which authorized the governor to estimate revenues and propose spending; and another constitutional change allowing an incumbent to seek a consecutive term.

The latter helped Moore become the state's first governor since the late 1800s to succeed himself, winning re-election over now-retired U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller. Capito, who served seven terms in the U.S. House, was elected to Rockefeller's seat in November.

Though barred by a Supreme Court ruling from seeking another consecutive term in 1976, he landed a third term in 1984 after an unsuccessful run against then-Governor Rockefeller in 1980. He also had a losing run for the U.S. Senate in 1978.

As the only West Virginia governor to serve three full, four-year terms, Moore encountered a national coal strike; a massive road-building effort; frequent disputes with public workers; multiple teacher pay raises; a 1986 prison riot; and repeated clashes with the Democratic-majority Legislature over state finances.

But his tenure was also marked by the 1972 Buffalo Creek disaster. The collapse of a coal waste dam triggered a flood that killed 125 people, injured 1,100 and wiped out entire communities in Logan County. Days before leaving office in his second term, Moore settled the state's $100 million lawsuit against dam owner Pittston Coal Co. for $1 million.

Corruption allegations had dogged Moore since his first term. In 1975 he became the state's first sitting governor to be charged with a crime when a federal grand jury indicted him and his 1972 campaign manager on extortion charges. They were found not guilty after a trial the following year.

Moore was indicted again on federal corruption-related charges in 1990, two years after losing his bid for a fourth term as governor. He pleaded guilty the following month to five felonies: extortion, obstruction of justice, mail fraud, and two counts of filing false income-tax returns. Moore spent 33 months in federal confinement.

After his conviction, Moore petitioned to take back his guilty pleas. He alleged they were part of a gambit, which he blamed on his defense lawyer, to gain more information about the prosecution's case. The state, meanwhile, sued Moore over his misconduct in office. He settled in 1996 for $750,000 without admitting fault.

Moore's wife, Shelley Riley Moore, died in September at the age of 88. In addition to Capito, Arch Moore is survived by daughter Lucy Moore Durbin and son Arch A. Moore III.