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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
By Grinne N. Aodha

DJ Carey sentenced to five and a half years in prison for ‘reprehensible’ cancer fraud

Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Former hurling star DJ Carey has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison after a “reprehensible” act of defrauding people by falsely claiming to have cancer.

The ex-Kilkenny hurler, 54, pleaded guilty in July to 10 counts of inducing family, friends and fans to give him almost 400,000 euros after stating he needed cancer treatment in the US.

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