A Sick Man: DJ Carey and his cancer con
On Monday afternoon, in a packed courtroom at Dublin’s Circuit Criminal Court, former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for fraud.
In July, the disgraced sportsman pleaded guilty to ten counts of deception involving thirteen individuals.
It’s a stunning fall from grace for the Kilkenny man, who was once the most celebrated hurler in the country.
For years, Carey spun a web of lies, convincing friends, acquaintances, and even strangers that he was battling terminal cancer and needed large sums of money for life-saving treatment.
At times, his stories…
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