A former employee of the Municipality of Gilbert Plains has been charged with fraud and theft, after a two-year investigation by the Manitoba RCMP Cyber and Financial Crime Unit.

40-year-old Amber Fisher will appear in Dauphin Court again on March 18.

Since 2022, Fisher, who was the former Chief Administrative Officer, has been under investigation after a fraud complaint was made by the Municipality of Gilbert Plains.

The complaint alleged that Fisher had defrauded the Municipality of upwards of 500-thousand dollars while employed there.