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Ex-Shaolin abbot jailed 24 years for embezzlement and bribery

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Source: BBC
Ex-Shaolin abbot jailed 24 years for embezzlement and bribery
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Former Shaolin Temple abbot Shi Yongxin, born Liu Yingcheng, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for embezzlement and bribery, after misappropriating more than 282 million yuan from 2003 to 2025 and using his position to secure funds from temple construction projects; he admitted guilt and will not appeal. He helped transform the temple into a global brand with overseas schools and a traveling kung fu troupe before being defrocked last year.

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  3. Former abbot of China’s famous Shaolin Temple sentenced to 24 years in prison for corruption  NBC News
  4. China sentences former Shaolin abbot to 24 years for corruption  South China Morning Post
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