12 accused of train wreck fraud

AIKEN - Twelve more people have been arrested and accused of defrauding Norfolk Southern Corp., the Aiken County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.

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Charged with one count of obtaining property under false pretenses are: Crystal Craig, 22, of the 400 block of Summit Avenue in New Ellenton; Alfred C. Dublin, 26, of the 400 block of Holmes Pond Road in Johnston; David P. Folds, 26, of the 500 block of Kalmia Apartment Lane in Graniteville; Wayne F. Ford, 47, of the 400 block of Summit Drive in New Ellenton; Tasha A. Grey, 21, of the 1100 block of Kalmia Apartments in Graniteville; Lilly R. Jay, 27, of the 100 block of Justin Street in Warrenville; Taneka Roberson, 20, of the 700 block of Sommers Street in Aiken; Monica L. Robinson, 24, of the 100 block of Kellog Drive in Aiken; and Calvin E. Turner, 44, of the 300 block of Bethlehem Circle in Graniteville.

Charged with obtaining property under false pretenses and using a fraudulent application are: Timothy E. Greer, 28, of the 1100 block of Kalmia Apartments in Graniteville; Marcus A. Johnson, 20, of the 700 block of Rainbow Falls Road in Graniteville; and Rachell R. Marshall, 30, of the 900 block of Brunswick Lane in Aiken.

Law enforcement officials said the people charged changed the addresses on their driver's licenses to obtain money from the railroad after about 5,400 people were evacuated from the Graniteville area because of the Jan. 6 train wreck and chlorine spill.

Officials said the falsified licenses were used to obtain money from an assistance center set up by the railroad to pay evacuees for hotels, meals and lost wages.

--From the Wednesday, January 26, 2005 printed edition of the Augusta Chronicle