Overview
- He pleaded guilty in July to 10 deception counts, with eight further offences and two false-document charges taken into consideration.
- Prosecutors detailed €394,127 and $13,000 obtained, about €44,000 repaid, leaving roughly €349,000 outstanding.
- A bank alert in 2022 prompted the Garda inquiry, which found no medical records or US travel since 2015 to support his story.
- Investigators recovered a purported Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center letter that the hospital said was fake.
- Businessman Denis O’Brien told the court he was completely duped after giving more than €125,000 plus accommodation and transport.