Melissa Caddick's husband denies ever lying about his wife's disappearance to police, however admits he misdescribed events because he was confused.
At the NSW Coroners Court on Tuesday, Anthony Koletti told the inquest into his wife's disappearance and suspected death that during the day before she went missing, he was so concerned about her welfare that he "didn't want to leave her alone".
However, in an interview with police 11 days after Mr Koletti reported her missing, he described her demeanour on the night of the ASIC search over her alleged fraud as "very loving and very normal".
Counsel assisting Jason Downing SC asked Mr Koletti if he was "too confused or emotional to give an accurate description her behaviour".
"Yes," Mr Koletti responded, "I wouldn't say I wasn't confused."
The court was also shown a segment of 7News' Spotlight, where Mr Koletti recounted the raid as "inhumane", saying he and Ms Caddick were offered no food, water, medical or psychological attention.
Mr Koletti was asked if he meant that no one offered her medical attention throughout the day.
"That's right," he said, "I didn't believe anyone there could offer it so I offered it myself."
He maintains he had no inkling his wife was defrauding family and friends of millions of dollars, nor did he ask her why federal police or the corporate watchdog was suddenly raiding their Sydney eastern suburbs home.
"Does the truthful answer depend on who is asking it and why?" Mr Downing said.
"No," Mr Koletti said
Following the 12-hour search by the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Mr Koletti said he didn't ask Ms Caddick what was happening and they just went to bed.
"Are there many truths?" Mr Downing said.
"There is one truth," Mr Koletti said.
Mr Koletti said he has always been truthful but admitted there may have been moments when his "wires were crossed" due to his concern and worry.
Throughout the day he observed his wife "a little bit shaky," and said she seemed distant and vague, so he offered to make her a coffee.
Mr Downing asked at any point did he ask why ASIC was extensively searching through his wife's business office, and seizing hardware and valuable items.
"No I don't believe I was really worried about that, at that point in time. I was just under the belief that she had done nothing wrong."
Mr Koletti agreed the event was abnormal and quite shocking.
"It was certainly a surprise to me," Mr Koletti said.
Mr Koletti reported the 49-year-old as missing some 30 hours after he says she walked out of their home for the last time on November 12, 2020 about 5.30am to go for a walk.
His stories to police about the last time he saw his wife have been inconsistent and subject to intense scrutiny during the inquest.
Earlier on Tuesday the inquest heard from Dominique Ogilvie, one of the few investors to recoup her investment of $2.5 million plus a purported $380,000 in profit from Ms Caddick when she was alerted to some of her illegal behaviour.
Ms Ogilvie had met the conwoman while holidaying in Aspen, Colorado, staying in an apartment Ms Caddick claimed to own.
On September 14 Ms Ogilvie was formally interviewed by ASIC, but still wasn't quite sure of the size of the fraud, she said.
She denied ever having told Ms Caddick about the ASIC investigation.
In February 2021 Ms Caddick's decomposing foot encased in an Asics shoe washed ashore at Bournda Beach on the NSW south coast, about 400km south of Sydney.
The inquest continues.
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