GOP Aide Who Said Men Knifed Her And Wrote 'TRUMP WHORE' On Belly Is Charged

Natalie Greene, a GOP aide from New Jersey, has been charged with staging an attack where she claimed to be brutalized and labeled a "TRUMP WHORE" due to her association with Rep. Jeff Van Drew. Investigators found evidence suggesting the incident was a hoax, including paid body scarification and zip ties. Greene faces charges of conspiracy and making false statements, with a potential penalty of up to five years in prison. She is currently out on bond.

A New Jersey woman’s story of being slashed, bound and labeled a “TRUMP WHORE” in writing on her body fell apart, officials said Wednesday, leading to charges that she staged the incident.

Natalie Greene, 26, of Ocean City, New Jersey, was charged with conspiracy to convey false statements and hoaxes and of making false statements to federal law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey announced.

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Greene was working for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) at the time, outlets determined. An unnamed co-conspirator had claimed it was Greene’s association with the GOP lawmaker that attackers mentioned during their alleged assault July 23, according to the report.

Officers arrived to find a crying Greene tied up with numerous cuts and “TRUMP WHORE” written on her stomach and Van Drew (called Federal Official 1 in the news release) “IS RACIST” on her back, the summary noted. She said she had been threatened at gunpoint, held down and cut numerous times, officers said.

The suspect said attackers scrawled "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach in an incident officials now say was a hoax. U.S. Attorneys Office

But investigators say they discovered she had paid a body “scarification” artist to deliberately cut her face and body in a pattern she had arranged. They said they also found zip ties in Greene’s car that were similar to the ones used in the alleged attack and that her co-conspirator had searched “zip ties near me” on a cellphone.

A conviction would include a penalty of up to five years in prison.

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Greene is out on bond, according to the announcement. HuffPost has reached out to Greene’s lawyer for comment.

“We are deeply saddened by today’s news, and while Natalie is no longer associated with the congressman’s government office, our thoughts and prayers are with her,” Van Drew’s office told a radio station. “We hope she’s getting the care she needs.”

Officers found the suspect tied up when they arrived. U.S. Attorneys Office

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