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The former commanding officer of a Canadian Forces cyber operations centre in Ottawa has been charged with fraud and other related offences.

Lt.-Col. Brian Mosher was charged Thursday, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service said. The charges relate to the alleged unauthorized use of a federal government credit card that was to be used for travel purposes.

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Unauthorized transactions of approximately $24,000 were made using the credit card between September and December 2015, police say. The transactions were made in the Ottawa area and were not related to business travel, according to Navy Lt. Blake Patterson spokesman for the Canadian Forces military police group.

Mosher is currently assigned to the Canadian Forces Information Operations Group at Canadian Forces Station Leitrim. He faces charges of fraud, false pretense and an act of a fraudulent nature.

CFS Leitrim is home to electronic spy facilities as well as the military’s cyber defence capabilities.