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Woman arrested for filing fake insurance claims

A Bay St. Louis woman has been arrested following indictment on two counts of insurance fraud, Attorney General Jim Hood said.
 
Dana Aikens, 37, was arrested on Feb. 1 and indicted by a Hancock County Grand Jury. The indictment alleges that Aikens executed “a scheme to defraud” Geico Insurance Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.  On count one, Aikens is alleged to have filed a claim for damage from an automobile accident that had already been covered by another insurance company.  On count two, the defendant filed a claim for damages in an accident that allegedly never happened.   […]