Overview
- Carey pleaded guilty in July to 10 counts of dishonestly inducing payments by falsely claiming he had cancer, with 10 additional counts to be taken into consideration at sentencing.
- The offences span 2014 to 2022 and involve 13 named victims, including businessman Denis O’Brien.
- The Wednesday hearing was postponed after the defence handed in a medical note and told the court Carey was in a Galway hospital.
- Prosecutors said gardaí initially learned he was not an in‑patient before being told he was back at the hospital waiting for a bed, and Judge Martin Nolan rescheduled sentencing for Friday.
- The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court may hear victim impact evidence, Carey remains on bail under strict conditions, and a psychological report was requested ahead of the hearing.