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Judge says custodial sentence ‘inevitable’ for DJ Carey after ‘stunning fall from grace’ as former Kilkenny hurler remanded in custody

Disgraced former hurler DJ Carey is facing prison in a “stunning fall from grace” after he conned people out of nearly €400,000 by pretending he had cancer.

Carey made up “a story” that he needed money for treatment in the US and tricked friends including billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien, who said he was “completely duped” into giving him more than €130,000.

The ex Kilkenny player maintained he was in a “desperate” financial situation due to bank debts when he carried out the fraud. He made fake hospital letters, showed victims scars on his head and lied that he could pay them back from a payout from a supposed medical negligence claim.

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