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- SENTENCED. Arch A. Moore Jr., 67, former Governor of West
- Virginia; to five years and 10 months in prison and a $170,000
- fine; after he admitted guilt to federal charges of mail fraud,
- extortion, obstruction of justice and filing false income tax
- returns; in Charleston, W. Va. Moore admitted to taking a
- $573,000 bribe from a coal operator, receiving illegal
- contributions of at least $100,000 to his 1984 campaign and
- trying to cover up the evidence, and using his office to give
- political favors to campaign donors.
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