Narromine mayor Bill McAnally said alleged conman Dene Broadbelt was an extremely confident and well presented person and he can see why the former radio DJ has been able to fool businesses and individuals.
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Mr Broadbelt spent six months in Dubbo working at ZooFM in 2012 before returning to the city in December last year to organise the Infinity Music Festival.
However, it has since been revealed he racked up at least $120,000 in debt and used a number of aliases.
The Infinity Festival brought the 21-year-old to attention in Dubbo last December and when he couldn't convince Dubbo City Council to let him use the Showground, he approached Narromine and Wellington about hosting it instead.
"He was a very impressive person and he put a very good case forward," Mr McAnally said.
"He came out to have a look at Narromine for the Infinity Festival so we sat down and talked to him. We had heard a bit about his history but we were prepared to give him a chance.
"But then the police rang and said they were investigating him and that was when we told him we weren't interested."
Dubbo mayor Mathew Dickerson said Dubbo council had also given Mr Broadbelt every chance to prove he was genuine but ultimately, they became suspicious when he wouldn't pay a deposit on the showground.
"We have a process we follow which allows people to put a tentative booking on a council facility but when it gets close, they have to sign a contract and pay a deposit.
"He wasn't willing to do that, which raised alarm bells," Mr Dickerson said.
At the same time, Mr Broadbelt was trying to organise a similar festival in Darwin and was selling tickets for as much as $107 each.
Mr Dickerson said he did not believe any tickets were sold for the Dubbo concert and Mr McAnally said Narromine council ensured tickets were not sold while they were talking to him.
Mr Broadbelt's alleged activities were exposed on a wider scale during the weekend after a company he set up under the guise of helping teenage DJs, collapsed.
He had recruited 11 DJs from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and is alleged to have sold them turntables, which he never produced.
He is also reported to have incurred debts with a limousine company and hotel.
Other previous schemes that have come to light include claiming to have been filming for Channels Seven and Nine, which saw him rack up $25,000 worth of camera hire and transportation with two separate companies.
Mr Broadbelt also used the surnames Broadbent, Morgan and Mussillon and the names Harry O'Connor and Nic Lloyd.
He has gone to ground since the most recent story broke.
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