LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) 鈥� A Florida woman has been charged with threatening her health insurance provider during a phone conversation after police say she uttered the same words found on the bullet casings used in the in New York.
Briana Boston, 42, told a representative of Blue Cross Blue Shield, 鈥淒elay, deny, depose. You people are next鈥� as they ended a phone call Tuesday in which she unsuccessfully challenged the company's denial of her insurance claim, Lakeland police say a recording shows.
The words 鈥渄elay,鈥� 鈥渄eny鈥� and 鈥渄epose鈥� were written on the casings left at the scene of the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City street on Dec. 4. The words reflect the some insurance companies use in dealing with expensive claims: Delay the decision, deny the claim and aggressively defend themselves.
, 26, is charged with murder in Thompson's killing.
According to police, when Boston was questioned by officers Wednesday, she told them she used the words because 鈥渋t is what is in the news right now.鈥� She told officers she owns no guns and is accused of adding that insurance companies 鈥渁re evil鈥� and 鈥渄eserve karma.鈥�
Boston was arrested and charged with threatening to conduct an act of terrorism. She was being held without bail Friday at the Polk County jail. Court records do not show whether she has an attorney, and a phone listing at her home address was disconnected.
The charge is a second-degree felony, which could be punished by up to 15 years in prison if she is convicted.
The Associated Press
