Woman charged in connection with Suzanne Pilley inquiry
The 42-year-old was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.
A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "A 42-year-old woman has been charged and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal."
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Hide AdMs Pilley, from the Stenhouse area of Edinburgh, failed to turn up for work in the city centre on May 4.
Police unearthed CCTV footage of the 38-year-old bookkeeper outside her Thistle Street office on the morning she vanished.
A man appeared in court earlier this week charged with her murder.
David Gilroy, 47, was released on bail after appearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday.
Gilroy, who previously said he had a relationship with Ms Pilley, was also charged with breach of the peace.
Ms Pilley's body has not been found, but police believe it has been dumped in remote Argyll countryside.