DJ Carey jailed for defrauding people by falsely claiming he needed money for cancer treatment

Former Kilkenny hurler, DJ Carey has been jailed for defrauding people by falsely claiming he needed money for cancer treatment.

The five time All-Ireland winner was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison.

Judge Martin Nolan told the court he could not imagine a more reprehensible fraud. He said Carey had exploited people's good nature.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard last week that he defrauded 22 people between 2014 and 2022 out of a total of almost €400,000. Just over €44,000 has been repaid.

Carey pleaded guilty in July to ten counts of dishonestly inducing people to pay him money for cancer treatment.

Eight similar counts were taken into consideration by the court along with two counts of using a fake letter purporting to be from a hospital in Seattle to perpetrate his fraud.

Judge Martin Nolan had remanded Carey in custody last Friday after hearing evidence of his offences and victim impact statements from two of his victims.

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