The long-running trial of a couple accused of swindling Government out of $553,000 between them has been delayed due to the husband being sick.The case of Kyril Burrows and Delcina Bean-Burrows was unable to proceed on Friday, Monday or yesterday due to Mr Burrows being unwell. It was also delayed for several days at the end of February because Mrs Bean-Burrows was taken ill.The alleged fraud is said by prosecutors to have involved Mr Burrows abusing his position as buildings manager at the Ministry of Works and Engineering to use purchase orders to buy goods for his home.He is also accused of using government money to renovate the house he and his wife shared in Turkey Hill St George’s. And, prosecutors allege, they funnelled public cash into Mrs Bean-Burrows’ businesses for work that was never carried out.Mr Burrows, 48, and his 49-year-old wife deny 35 charges between them spanning the dates from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009. The charges cover allegations of cheating, obtaining money transfers by deception, obtaining property by deception, money laundering and false accounting.The case, which began on February 23, was originally scheduled to last for six to ten weeks.