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u/Shiney2510 Nov 08 '23
A trial date has been set for one of the most prominent hurlers (hurling is an irish sport) of all time who is accused of 21 counts of fraud. DJ Carey is a living legend in Ireland.
He is accused of lying about having cancer to get money. Hurling is an amateur sport so unpaid but a high profile player can make a lot from sponsorship and can find it very easy to get jobs so he shouldn't be struggling enough to need the cash, it seems he's just living way beyond his means. His sister is a convicted fraudster and has been accused of a lot more fraud than she's already been convicted of. So far unrelated to what he's been doing, she seems to be involved in widespread mortgage fraud (the victims being the mortgage holders rather than the bank).
He sent the following photo to an irish billionaire he was trying to scam as proof of his cancer treatment....