The sentencing for an Ontario man linked to a so-called grandparents phone scam in this province has stalled in its tracks.

Twenty-seven-year-old Charles Gillen has already pleaded guilty to 14 counts of fraud over $5,000 in connection with the crimes that saw seniors relieved of thousands of dollars.

The scammers did their shady homework, targeting at least eight nans and pops in various jurisdictions, including Halifax and St. John’s.

They were called with fake sob stories involving a loved one, usually a grandchild in trouble with the law and in need of cash to bail them out of trouble.

Couriers like Gillen would then be dispatched to collect, which he did, in person, to the tune of about $200,000 in this province.

And he almost got away with it before police snatched him off a flight as it was about to depart St. John’s airport two years ago.

Gillen’s case has been working its way through the courts since then, further complicated by similar charges in Halifax, that will be dealt with here.

The sentencing phase for all of them was set for this morning in Supreme Court, but was delayed with the revelation that the defence has yet to receive some of the evidence, including closed-circuit TV footage.

Rather than set a new date for sentencing, the case was set over until June 24th for management of the outstanding issues and an update on the latest delays, including disclosure that was “left out.”

Gillen is not the first man charged in this province with such a scam.

Earlier this year a Quebec man was sentenced to 12 months’ house arrest for running similar, criminal errands in St. John’s and Gander.