A Florida woman has been arrested and charged with using the same language as the suspect in the murder of a health insurance executive during a phone call with a health insurance company.
Brianna Boston, 42, had just had her medical claim denied and was on the phone with a Blue Cross Blue Shield representative. Lakeland residents then reportedly said, “Delay, deny, expel.” You guys are next. ”
The language was the same written on ammunition found at the scene of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The killing was carried out by a masked gunman, but it also sparked a nationwide outburst on social media by Americans outraged by their treatment by commercial medical companies.
This phrase was coined by Jay Feynman, a legal scholar and insurance expert and professor emeritus at Rutgers Law School in New Jersey, in his 2010 book, Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Won't Pay Claims. This is closely related to the title of the book. What you can do about it.
Luigi Mangione, 26, is a suspect in the murder and faces charges including second-degree murder in Pennsylvania and New York. He was captured after several days of intense manhunt.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by ABC News when Lakeland police confronted Boston, she apologized and said, “I used that word because it's in the news right now.”
Boston told police he did not own any guns and was not a threat. However, she said the healthcare companies “deserve karma” and are “evil”, according to documents reported by ABC.
Boston was charged with mass shooting and making terroristic threats.
