A Florida woman is behind bars after allegedly threatening a Blue Cross Blue Shield employee during a phone call about a recently denied insurance claim.
Brianna Boston, 42, was recorded saying, “Delay, deny, step down. You're next,” according to Polk County jail records, and was charged with threatening to commit mass shootings and acts of terrorism. He was indicted. FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported.
Boston was angry about recently denied medical claims and her use of a recent murder case. United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson Lakeland Police Department said it was an attempt to blackmail the company.
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Brianna Boston, 42, of Florida, was arrested on suspicion of threatening Blue Cross Blue Shield after her medical claim was recently denied. (Polk County Jail)
When a Lakeland police officer visited Boston's home, he allegedly admitted to making the threat and apologized.
She told police she did not own a firearm and was not dangerous.
An arrest affidavit reviewed by FOX 13 also revealed that the city of Boston said health care companies “deserve karma from the world because they are evil” and that they were playing a game.
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The Boston arrest comes days after Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, was arrested on suspicion of killing Thompson in cold blood on December 4 in New York City.
A sign is posted on the exterior of the Anthem Inc. Blue Cross Blue Shield office building on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The words “Delay,” “Reject,” and “Abandonment” were reportedly written on the shell casings at the scene of this brazen murder.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was charged in New York with first-degree murder in connection with the December 4 execution of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (David Dee Delagado, Fox News Digital/Businesswire)
Reaction to Thompson's killing was divided on social media, with some hailing Mangione as a “hero” for pursuing the insurance CEO, while others condemned the violence.
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In the wake of Thompson's murder, UnitedHealthcare removed the executive's photo and name from its website.
Fear of copycat criminals Other insurance companies and pharmacies, including some Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, are leading similar efforts.
