Woman accused of letter threat

A woman has been charged with threatening a federal prosecutor for her handling of a case against a group of purported white supremacists.

The woman faces one count of mailing a threatening communication and a second count of conspiracy to impede an officer. She appeared in U.S. District Court last week..

According to Wednesday's indictment, the woman sent a letter in early March saying it was the prosecutor's fault "her brothers" were in jail. The letter reportedly referenced the street on which the prosecutor lived and concluded with "We will get you."

The letter led U.S. Magistrate Samuel Alba to warn the jailed men, purported members of the Soldiers of the Aryan Culture, in March that their rights would be restricted if the threats continued. Last week, Alba told the defendants that a second threat had apparently been lodged against a different member of the prosecution team and imposed severe restrictions on the men's communication.

A brief brawl erupted in the courtroom following Alba's order. No one was seriously injured in the estimated two-minute altercation.

The men were indicted in December 2003 on federal racketeering charges, accusing them of carrying out various violent crimes to further the power of their organization. They are scheduled to stand trial on the charges in April.