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Former Shaolin Temple abbot indicted for bribery and embezzlement (www.scmp.com)

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Prosecutors have formally indicted Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of the famed Shaolin Temple, four months after his arrest and following a string of financial and sexual scandals. Prosecutors in Xinxiang, Henan province, have formally charged Shi with embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, non-state official bribery and offering bribes, according to a Friday report from state news agency Xinhua. The 60-year-old former abbot led the Shaolin Temple for over 25 years and was ousted in July last...

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Ironically, he was busted by San Franciscan Detective Adrian Monk. /s