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On 14 July 2008, Ming Yi stepped down from all his positions regarding charities. His trial commenced on the next day. On 7 October 2009, Ming Yi was convicted of four charges of conspiracy, misuse of funds and forgery. and was sentenced to 10 months in jail. He appealed against the sentence but the
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At the heart of the issue were questionable loans made by the hospital, amounting to several million dollars. Some of these loans were allegedly given to companies with links to the venerable. There were also loans given to a helper with the charity as well as investments made over the years in his
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Ming Yi was arrested after a five-month probe. On 14 July 2008, he stepped down from all his positions regarding charities. The arrest came five months after he went on long leave when the police were asked to probe the charity's finances. His trial commenced on 15 July 2008. The
Ministry of Health
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After Ming Yi was released from prison, he resumed his abbotship at Foo Hai Ch'an
Monastery, and instituted a system of checks evaluating requests for financial assistance. He was however no longer the temple's charity trustee and president. On 27 April 2015, Ming Yi donated his left kidney to an
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It was reported that the venerable claimed to hold a PhD in
Philosophy that was awarded by "Mannin University" in Ireland, a university whose existence could not be verified. Ming Yi's spokesman commented that the research degree was undertaken through distance learning and that the monk never
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On 7 October 2009, Ming Yi was found guilty of misappropriating Ren Ci's funds by approving the loan, falsifying accounts and giving false information to the
Commissioner of Charities (COC). He was sentenced to 10 months in jail and appealed the case. On 27 May 2010 Justice
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