In November last year, the Fuzhou prosecutor found Wang "criminally responsible" for illegal detention, fraud, gun possession and bribery.
The issue gained prominence in 2015 after former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang was linked to a mysterious fortune teller and healer during his corruption and abuse of power trial.
BEIJING A self-proclaimed Chinese spiritual guru who gained notoriety for his ties to celebrities and grandiose claims of mystic powers before being arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a disciple, has died in hospital.
The court said it would rule on how to deal with his illegally derived income and property at a later date.
Religious groups, sects and religious leaders outside government control have multiplied in recent years, as more people seek spiritual meaning following some three decades of breakneck economic growth.
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