'Reprehensible' sports star pretended to have cancer to steal £350,000 View 2 Images

Former hurling star DJ Carey has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison after a “reprehensible” act of fraud where he exploited the goodwill of friends, family and fans of thousands of euro to treat cancer he did not have. The ex-Kilkenny hurler, 54, pleaded guilty in July to 10 counts of inducing people to give him money after fraudulently claiming to have cancer.

A further eight counts were taken into consideration for sentencing at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Monday. Judge Martin Nolan said that fraudsters tend to appeal to the weakness of humans, which is usually greed. “This is not the case here, Mr Carey exploited the good nature of people,” the judge said.

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