A Supreme Court matter involving two civil servants accused of criminal deception and misconduct has been adjourned again, drawing frustration from the prosecution over continued delays.

Joseph Nathaniel Sobers, a clerical officer of Pie Corner, St Lucy, and Cheryl Leverne Thomas, an assistant accountant of Kingsland, Christ Church, are jointly charged with attempting to dishonestly obtain $45 000 from Shane Hurley sometime between August 12, 2008 and June 22, 2009, by falsely representing that he was indebted to the Inland Revenue Department in the amount of $375 000 and that payment of the requested $45 000 would satisfy the outstanding debt.

The two are also charged with, being public officers of the Inland Revenue Department, engaging in wilful misconduct amounting to an abuse of public trust by requesting payment from Shane Hurley in the amount of $45 000 for the full settlement of an alleged outstanding debt of $375 000.