• His evidence in terms of the process he explained occurs when he does legitimate work for the council (preparing, signing and submitting contractor invoice; the work is assessed and he visits the council to collect the cheque from the cashier where he presents his ID and signs for the cheque.
Testimony of AF (name withheld to protect witness) October 14-15, 2019 — evidence in chief
• He works as an entrepreneur buying and selling vehicles and knows Sanja Elliott for about 15 years up to 2013.
• He performed work on behalf of the council which Mr Elliott gave to him.
He submitted invoices to the council for this work and would collect the cheques from the council, which Mr Elliott would sometimes call about to inform him when they were ready.
Only about four times he collected cheques from the council, other times he met Mr Elliott by the bank or on the road and collected the cheque.
