The Flood Tribunal has now taken possession of the remains of the documents allegedly burned by Liam Lawlor.
The Sunday World journalist, Damien Lane, was with the tribunal lawyers handing over a brown folder with 13 documents inside.
He said he discovered them close to Liam Lawlor's house.
They are believed to be credit card statements covering a 14 year period, the most recent dating from January 15 2001.