Mom of 3 Arrested for Threatening Insurance Company Quoting Luigi Mangione & Promising Revenge

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Police in Florida have arrested a mother of three after she allegedly made a threat to her health insurance company. Briana Boston, 42, reportedly placed a call to BlueCross BlueShield regarding a denied medical claim. When she seemingly didn’t get the response she wanted, Boston apparently threatened the representative, prompting a call to the FBI. That comment ultimately led to her arrest.

According to WFLA, Boston made the call on a recorded line and, near the end, told the representative, “Delay, Deny, Depose. You people are next.” She now sits in jail on a $100,000 bond.

Boston’s words prompted authorities to investigate.

Detectives from the Lakeland Police Department arrived at Boston’s home on December 10, 2024, after receiving a call from the FBI, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by WFLA. During an interview, she reportedly admitted to police what she said during that call. She added, “Healthcare companies played games and deserved karma from the world because they are evil.”

Boston reportedly knew exactly what she was saying.

She allegedly used the phrase “deny, delay, depose,” she said, “because it’s what is in the news right now.”

Boston appeared to be referring to the slaying of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, on December 4, in New York City. The alleged gunman, Luigi Mangione, reportedly wrote the words “delay,” “deny,” and “depose,” on the bullets used in the killing, USA Today reported. Mangione faces murder charges.

Police had little sympathy for Boston.

Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor said, “She’s been in this world long enough that she certainly should know better that you can’t make threats like that in the current environment that we live in and think that we’re not going to follow up and put you in jail,” WFLA reported.

“She readily admitted that, ‘Yeah that’s exactly what I said but I didn’t mean anything by it’,’ Taylor said. “Well, you don’t get to pull that back after you say it.”

Boston’s attorney hoped the judge would have mercy on his client.

Her attorney, Jim Headley, reportedly said to the judge, “My client is 42, married mother of three. Never had any criminal charges or convictions. May you release her on her own recognizance.”

Instead, the judge denied his request, saying, “I do find that the bond of $100,000 is appropriate considering the status of our country at this point,” per WFLA.

Boston faces a terrorism charge.

According to online records, Boston is in the custody of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. She faces a charge of threatening to injure or conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism. She could receive up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted.