I have represented a few people (not lawyers) charged with embezzlement. Embezzlement, including misappropriation of trust funds, is considered a commercial crime, and the commercial crimes sections of the RCMP are notoriously slow. I had one client whose theft was detected by her employer and who promptly made a full and detailed confession. That confession was forwarded to the RCMP commercial crime section, who took almost two years to recommend charges. The result was that the embezzler, who wanted to plead guilty and take her punishment, had to wait more than two years after she confessed to get her day in court, where she pleaded guilty and was sentenced immediately. 

Probably, something similar has happened in this case.