Overview
- He pleaded guilty to 10 deception counts, with eight similar charges and two involving fake hospital letters taken into consideration.
- Judge Martin Nolan imposed a global five-and-a-half-year term after setting a headline range of eight to ten years, comprising four years plus a consecutive 18 months.
- Court figures show €394,127 and $13,000 were obtained between 2014 and 2022, with about €44,200 repaid and €349,927 plus $13,000 still outstanding.
- Garda inquiries found no record of cancer treatment or US travel since 2015, and Carey admitted he fabricated the illness to buy time over AIB debts.
- Named victims included Denis O’Brien, who provided more than €125,000, and Tom Brennan, who gave €120,000, while Carey is now held in Cloverhill Prison with welfare monitoring noted.