DJ Carey has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for defrauding 22 people out of a total of almost €400,000 euro by pretending he needed treatment for cancer.
The five-time All-Ireland winner told gardai he was in a very desperate situation having 'fallen into a rut' over the years.
Last week, the court heard how he swindled friends, distant family members, acquaintances and contacts he’d made in sporting and business circles.
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After passing sentence, the judge said he could not imagine a more reprehensible fraud.
