An alleged conman says a meeting in a Marcos racing car, in which he was said to have pocketed thousands of dollars from an Australian film executive, never took place.
Loizos Michaels has taken his seat in the witness box at the Auckland District Court where he has denied 31 deception charges connected to an alleged $3 million fraud.
He has told the court that he moved to Australia with his family at the age of seven and sold newspapers in the street as a child. He also helped out in the Melbourne restaurant where his mother worked.
The 45-year-old has also given evidence about his life on the Gold Coast in 2004, when he is alleged to have taken thousands of dollars from Australian film executives.
Michaels has contradicted some of the evidence from Crown witness Adam Hansen, a film executive, who told the court last week that he was offered a $300,000 salary by Michaels, but was also told he had to invest in the business.