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The property manager of a Rhode Island condominium complex has been charged by federal prosecutors with improperly using the condo association’s debit card to withdraw nearly $50,000 from ATMs at a Massachusetts casino.

Cheryl Sullivan, 67, who is the chair of the Board of Tax Assessors for the town of Dedham, was arrested Monday and arraigned in U.S. District Court in Providence on five counts of wire fraud.

She pleaded not guilty and was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond, according to court documents.

Her federal public defender declined comment in an email.

Sullivan, acting in her capacity as a property manager for the River Island Condominium Association in Woonsocket, used a debit card attached to the association’s checking account to withdraw cash for her own use from ATMs located at the Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, Massachusetts, according to a statement from the office of Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha.

Authorities allege that Sullivan, who also holds a real estate broker license and is a tax preparer, defrauded the association of approximately $46,500.