Hong Kong ( CNN ) -- The former lover and feng shui master to one of Asia 's wealthiest women has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after being found guilty of forging a will that made him the beneficiary of her multi-billion-dollar fortune following a long-running case that transfixed Hong Kong . Peter Chan Chun-chuen , 53 , formerly known as Tony Chan , was convicted on Friday after a jury found him guilty of forging the will of the eccentric billionaire widow Nina Wang , according to a statement from Hong Kong 's Court of First Instance . He was also found guilty of a further charge of using a false instrument after the eight-member jury returned its verdict on Thursday after deliberating for two days . In his reasons for sentencing , Justice Andrew Macrae said Chan had shown `` not the slightest remorse '' for his conduct . `` I have no doubt from the evidence I have heard that you are nothing more than a clever and no doubt beguiling charlatan , '' he said in his judgment . Wang , the heiress known for her iconic pigtail braids and nicknamed `` Little Sweetie , '' died of cancer in 2007 . After her death , a will was presented by Chan , who claimed he had been her confidante and lover for over 14 years . The will stipulated that her estate , valued at $ 4 billion , go to him . Wang 's family disputed the will , allegedly signed by her in 2006 , and a court finally dismissed the claims to the inheritance in 2011 , ruling in favor of a charity run by Wang 's siblings , Chinachem Charitable Foundation Ltd . In a long-running case that often seemed like a soap opera , the court heard details about the bizarre rituals associated with feng shui , adultery and the long love affair between one of Asia 's most eccentric tycoons and a man 23 years her junior . Wang was the widow of Hong Kong industrialist Teddy Wang , who was kidnapped in 1990 and has never been seen since . Authorities declared him legally dead in 1999 . The Wangs ' Chinachem Group earned the family billions in property deals and was Hong Kong 's largest private property developer . Chan , a former bartender and self-taught feng shui master , who is married with children , told the court Wang hired him in 1992 to find her missing husband . During testimony , the court heard how Wang ordered contractors to dig as many as 80 feng shui holes to be filled with pieces of jade at properties owned by Chinachem Group , according to a report in the South China Morning Post . Feng shui -- which literally translates as `` wind-water '' in English -- is a Chinese system of geomancy or divination that relies strongly on the orientation of buildings or objects to retain auspicious `` qi '' or energy . Many corporate buildings in Hong Kong are situated according to the tenets of feng shui . A court judgment said Chan had received about HK $ 2.1billion ( $ 27 million ) from her between 2005 and 2006 . His lawyers contended the payments were intended to groom him for managing her estate . The South China Morning Post reported that Chan had recently renounced the practice of feng shui and converted to Christianity , also changing his name to Peter Chan . Reports said the court heard for the first time how Chan had 10 previous criminal convictions relating to credit cards applications in which he claimed to be a qualified medical doctor working in public hospitals . He was fined $ HK20,000 ( $ 2,600 ) in 1986 after pleading guilty to 10 counts , including obtaining property by deception and obtaining services by deception .
Former employee of billionaire Nina Wang , Peter Chan , sentenced to five years ' jail for forgery . Chan , 53 , claimed he was employed as a feng shui master by Wang to find her missing husband . He claimed Wang 's will had made him the main beneficiary of her $ 4 billion fortune . Judge Andrew Chan in sentencing describes Chan as a ` ` clever and beguiling charlatan ''