Woman accused of inventing newborn baby to scam two West Palm Beach adoption agencies

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A West Palm Beach woman is accused of inventing a newborn baby to trick two adoption agencies into providing financial assistance, police say.

According to a probable cause affidavit from the West Palm Beach Police Department, 24-year-old Arionna Joy Wiggins claimed she had given birth to a baby girl named Olivia on July 10 at West Boca Medical Center.

Wiggins allegedly contacted Heart of Adoptions four days later, claiming she was homeless, living in her vehicle and needed immediate financial assistance…

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