A Villager accused of swindling fellow residents out of $3 million will skip a court date this week due to his other travel plans. John Michael Gissas, 74, of the Village of Gilchrist has been granted permission to skip a hearing Thursday in his criminal case in Sumter County Court. Gissas, who is facing nearly 30 criminal counts in an alleged investment scheme needs to miss the hearing because he needs “to travel to meet family at the same time the hearing is set.”