Framingham Woman Accused of Threatening Federal Judge

After an investigation by an FBI special agent, a warrant was issued for Natasha Maria DeLima, born in 1959, who lives in Framingham. She is charged with impeding, intimidating and threatening a judge.

FBI agent Rachel Boisselle was assigned to investigate DeLima after she posted a video on YouTube containing a threat against U.S. District Court Judge Denise Jefferson Casper. An affidavit and request for a warrant was filed in U.S. District Court Friday, April 6.

Judge Casper is the presiding judge is a case in which DeLima was representing herself in a civil action. DeLima filed a self-prepared complaint against the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw LLP alleging harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and defamation.

On or before March 23, while the civil case was pending, DeLima sent a letter addressed to Judge Casper to the Moakley courthouse in Boston. On the outside of the envelope, DeLima wrote "Judge, made a video at Judge Young's this weekend take a look before your rule on my case."

The video, which DeLima referred showed DeLima outside of District Court Judge William G. Young's home, wrote agent Boisselle in the affidavit.

In the letter, DeLima wrote, "As I told you before, I hired a private investigator got all of your private information, right down to your social security numbers and if you are going to 'take a bribe' and dismiss the case in which Seyfarth Shaw (a law firm) did not file an objection to the motion for summary judgement, as I explained I will do it right in front of your house, with picket signs and a video."

On or before April 6, The Framingham woman uploaded a video of herself outside Moakley courthouse to YouTube, wrote the agent.

In the video DeLima states "Judge Casper, you do not want me coming to your hometown, your neighborhood and harm your family and all your neighbors, but that's what you're going to do to yourself, because I'm coming there ... you're going to have answer for it..."

Delima's caption for the video clearly indicates that the video is in reference to her civil case, wrote the agent.