Hurling legend DJ Carey faces fraud trial over alleged bogus cancer treatment donations

The former Kilkenny hurling legend has been granted free legal aid
Hurling legend DJ Carey faces fraud trial over alleged bogus cancer treatment donations

Former Kilkenny hurler, DJ Carey, outside Blanchardstown District Court today. He is accused of dishonestly inducing individuals and couples over nine years to make monetary payments to him after allegedly fraudulently claiming to have cancer and that he needed finances to obtain treatment. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Hurling legend DJ Carey is to stand trial accused of deception and forgery by persuading 23 people to donate funds after fraudulently claiming he needed money for cancer treatment.

The former Kilkenny GAA star faces 19 counts of deception and two charges for using false instruments between 2014 and 2022.

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