CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (Rocktown Now) — A federal grand jury returned an indictment this charging a Page County man with wire fraud for allegedly stealing over 200-thousand dollars from his former employer.

According to documents from U.S. District Court in Charlottesville, Vernon Fisher of Shenandoah is charged with five counts of wire fraud.

U.S. Attorney Chris Kavanaugh stated in a news release that the 66-year-old Fisher is alleged to have engaged in a scheme from 2017 to 2021 involving over 300 financial transactions to steal from and defraud Elkton-based Victim Company by linking his personal bank account to the company’s bank accounts.

If convicted, Fisher faces up to 20 years in federal prison.