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Former GAA star arrested in fraud probe released without charge (Buzz.ie)

A former GAA player who is being investigated for fraud has been released from Garda custody after his arrest yesterday. Gardaí have been investigating ...

Investigating gardai are probing allegations that the man defrauded people out of up to €1 million by claiming to be suffering from a form of blood cancer and that he needed the money for stem cell treatment in the USA. Gardai quizzed the man on claims made that he defrauded people saying he needed money to travel abroad for cancer treatment. He alleged raised over €1 million in the last decade from people all over the country on the basis that he needed life-saving care.

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Gardaí continue to question former GAA star this morning over fraud ... (Independent.ie)

It comes as a leading bank was in contact with officers as part of an investigation involving the retired GAA star. Sources at the Irish bank confirmed they ...

It is understood he donated money in the tens of thousands to help the sportsman. The GNECB is looking to determine whether he was in fact diagnosed with cancer and for what he used the money he received – estimated to be and around €1m. It was also revealed by the Sunday Independent that billionaire Denis O’Brien had been approached on a number of occasions and provided funds after the man claimed he needed money for medical treatment. He claimed to numerous individuals that he was suffering from a rare bone marrow cancer and needed to receive urgent care abroad in the US. The GNECB is currently carrying out a full-scale investigation after it received complaints that the man approached a number of people seeking donations for cancer treatment in the US. “Gardaí in the eastern region have arrested a male in relation to an ongoing investigation into an alleged fraud,” a spokesperson said.

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GAA star at centre of cancer fraud probe released without charge (Irish Mirror)

A garda spokesman said: "The male arrested in the Eastern Region on 22nd February 2023 in relation to an ongoing fraud investigation has since been released ...

A garda spokesman said: "The male arrested in the Eastern Region on 22nd February 2023 in relation to an ongoing fraud investigation has since been released without charge. Gardai have confirmed that the man - who allegedly scammed people out of more than €1 million - has been released without charge. The GAA star at the centre of a €1 million fraud probe has been released from Garda custody after his arrest yesterday.

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Former GAA star arrested over alleged fraud (Limerick's Live 95)

He can be held for up to 24 hours. Gardaí say they arrested the man under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud) Offences Act yesterday afternoon.

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Ex-GAA Star Arrested On Suspicion Of Fraud Released Without ... (Extra.ie)

A former GAA player who was arrested on Wednesday as part of an alleged fraud investigation has been released without charge.

But I heard one story in more recent years where he was asked to play a round of golf for a charity event,’ the source said. [ An Garda Siochana](https://garda.ie/en/), it was revealed that he was released on Thursday morning without charge and a file has been prepared for the DPP. The source said that the player became demanding in a way he had not been before.

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Former GAA star arrested over alleged fraud released without charge (The Irish Times)

The former star GAA player questioned by gardaí about an alleged fraud, based on a claim he had cancer and needed money for specialist treatment, ...

Mr O’Brien, who was approached a number of times by the former GAA player seeking money, has provided gardaí with extensive information on the sports star. Shortly after the search operation the player spoke to investigating gardaí and answered questions, though he was not arrested at that stage. Another businessman secured a debt judgment in court running to tens of thousands of euro against the retired player.

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Former GAA Star Released Without Charge After Arrest Over ... (Spin1038)

It's believed Gardai are investigating claims that a man approached a number of people asking them to help pay for cancer treatment abroad.

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New lavish lifestyle details as GAA star suspected of €1m fraud ... (The Irish Sun)

THE former GAA star suspected of a €1 million fraud scam was given the OK from doctors before he was grilled by Gardai.The ex-player has reportedly.

“He has serious questions to answer about a lot of money that he received over a number of years. It’s understood he had approached people from all over the country and also in the north. “This guy is used to the high life so he had been spending a lot of time in different hotels. One source said: “He was coming under a bit of pressure from people who gave him money and decided to leave his home. After receiving the all-clear from docs, he arranged to meet Gardai by appointment in the south-east on Wednesday. THE former GAA star suspected of a €1 million fraud scam was given the OK from doctors before he was grilled by Gardai.

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GAA star fraud probe sparked by tip-off - but true scale of '€1m scam ... (Irish Mirror)

Exclusive: The former athlete was released from custody in the southeast of the country Thursday morning after being questioned in relation to the alleged ...

The huge investigation is being led a local team of detectives. Victims have said he told them he required stem cell treatment in the United States. Records will also be requested from hospitals here in Ireland. At the centre of the man’s alleged fraud was the claim that he had to go abroad for life-saving treatment for cancer of the blood. It is understood that before that tip was given to them, the local gardai had received a complaint from a suspected victim of the ex-player. The former athlete was released from custody in the southeast of the country on Thursday morning after being questioned in relation to the alleged fraud and deception.

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