She is accused of pocketing more than $18,000 from Norfolk Southern for expenses at a hotel she never stayed in, WKBN reported.
A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, Feb. 6, 2023.EAST PALESTINE, Ohio - An East Palestine woman is accused of deceiving Norfolk Southern Railroad out of $18,000 in funding from the train derailment, CBS affiliate WKBN reported.
Columbiana County Municipal Court records stated 49-year-old Shelby Walker is charged with theft by deception and falsification, both of which are fourth-degree felonies. WKBN reported Walker allegedly submitted phony invoices to Norfolk Southern Railroad’s assistance center claiming the derailment forced her and her family to have to stay at a hotel with her family.
However, WKBN said East Palestine police reported that Walker and her family never stayed at the hotel because she canceled the reservations and pocketed more than $18,000 instead.that she had been staying at a hotel out of fear for her health, claiming she had vinyl chloride in her blood and urine.
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