The Crown has described the New Zealand First Foundation as "a sham", as it closes its case against two men accused of mishandling political donations.
The pair have been on trial at the High Court in Auckland for the past two weeks, charged with obtaining nearly $750,000 by deception.
They deny deceiving the New Zealand First party by collecting and spending money that should have been treated as donations with reporting obligations.
Our political reporter Anneke Smith has more.
