A New Jersey woman who was found bound with zip ties in the woods and marked with a derogatory phrase referencing President Donald Trump is now accused of staging the attack.

Natalie Greene, 26, is charged with conspiracy to convey false statements and hoaxes and making false statements to federal law enforcement.

According to court documents, Greene and a co-conspirator called 911 late July 23 and claimed that three men had attacked them on a trail at the Egg Harbor Township Nature Reserve. The co-conspirator told dispatchers the men referenced Greene by name and mentioned her job in politics. According to reports, Greene previously worked for a Republican congressman.

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    Really stupid. She could have just said a slur on tik tok and been a millionaire from donations by now.

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    Me: I wonder how they know it was staged

    But investigators later concluded Greene had staged the attack, alleging she paid a body modification artist earlier to make it look like she was injured. Officers also found zip ties in Greene’s vehicle similar to those used on her, and the co-conspirator’s phone had been used two days earlier to search “zip ties near me."

    Lol

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      Did… did this idiot think they weren’t going to go to the hospital with her and then when the ER doc tried to clean the wound it… wiped away…that the police were going to just think the 3 guys where just wanting to have a dress up tea party or something.

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        I guess when you order everything online your whole life, you may never develop a sense of what stores and what departments items are usually sold in. 🤔

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      Geeez, have some respect for yourself and throw yourself down a hill and get some real cuts/bruises. Its like they made no effort to cover any tracks.

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      This one is super weird though. Why in the world would anyone hog tie someone like that and then write shit about trump on her? I’m guessing she’s another alcoholic for trump. Regardless, she’s in for a ride:

      Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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        Why in the world would anyone hog tie someone like that and then write shit about trump on her?

        Many MAGAts that face social consequences for their MAGAtism cry victim and and then circled with attention and monetary support by other MAGAts. Since they aren’t actually victims and they want the attention, they manufacture the victim status.

        Sadly this isn’t confined to MAGAts. Actor Jussie Smollett did the same thing attempting to manufacture victimhood of a hate crime. What really angers me about Smollett is that there are real victims of race based hate crimes and his antics cast doubt on those other real victim’s situations.

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        It’s not as weird once you realize that they need everyone to be as crazy and stupid as they are. They can’t stand a world where that’s not true.

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          Edit: This was federal charges being brought, 2 counts. See comment below for further details on the absolute insanity of these shenanigans.

          Doesn’t apply to state. The governor would need to do that, and neither the current nor the next is going to be interested in that.

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              Yup you are right, in another article (much earlier) they mentioned charges by the state, but this one calls out the DOJ specifically.

              The other article was crap, apparently.

              Not only did she call 911, she reached out to and told the FBI she had been receiving threatening messages. As it turns out, the messages they did find were with a scarification artist (I didnt know that was a thing) in PA, along with a copy of the receipt for about $500 in work she had done just prior to the “event”. Along with a reddit account where she followed scarification and body mod subreddits. The scarification artist performed the work based on a design she provided.

              So the charges came through the US AG for NJ, not the NJ AG per the other shitty article.

              The original investigation was by township, county, and state officials, and I guess with her claims that brought on FBI involvement as well.

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        Yea we know, but it’s way way more prevalent on the magats side of the isle. This isn’t a both sides thing at all

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      Jesus, I had to go into the article to figure out what you were talking about and it’s so pathetic.

      But investigators later concluded Greene had staged the attack, alleging she paid a body modification artist earlier to make it look like she was injured. Officers also found zip ties in Greene’s vehicle similar to those used on her, and the co-conspirator’s phone had been used two days earlier to search “zip ties near me."

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      I mean she is, but she’s struggling to understand that the people she supports are the ones victimizing her. That’s why all these people have to make shit up.

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    Anybody want to take bets on what skin color these alleged kidnappers would have? Or is that too obvious?