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A former Republican aide from New Jersey, Natalie Green, has been accused of orchestrating a disturbing political stunt. Allegedly, she paid a fetish artist to inflict self-harm and have “Trump whore” graffiti on her stomach, then falsely claimed she had been assaulted. This information emerged from unsettling court documents.
Green, 26, was arrested and charged with planning a violent fake ambush that took place on July 23 at the Egg Harbor Township Conservation Area, as indicated by the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors allege that Green claimed, around 10:36 p.m., three armed men confronted her and a friend on a trail, threatening to shoot her and hitting her in the head.
The supposed attackers then restrained her with zip ties, slashed her body, and carved political insults into her skin, supposedly because of her job.
Green, a former law student at Rutgers University, previously worked for Republican Representative Jeff Van Drew.
Two days prior to the alleged assault, she traveled to Pennsylvania to pay $500 to a body modification artist she found on Instagram. This artist was reportedly instructed to carve severe scars on her face, neck, back, and shoulders using a scalpel.
On the day planned for the hoax, Green’s accomplice called police in a panic, claiming he had been assaulted. Officers discovered him in the woods, bound and with his shirt pulled up, while he accused one of the attackers of having a gun. He had “Trump whore” and “Van Drew is a racist” written on his damaged body.
The police report included chilling images showing severe cuts on Green’s body and face.
After being hospitalized, both Green and her accomplice provided inconsistent statements about the incident and described an unidentified assailant that didn’t fit. Additionally, zip ties and duct tape were found in her car, and records showed searches related to zip ties on her accomplice’s phone prior to the event.
Van Drew’s office commented on the situation, expressing sympathy for Green, who had worked with him on a part-time basis starting in 2022, ultimately serving as a constitutional advocate.
Green faces charges for conspiracy to make false statements and for providing false descriptions to federal authorities. She was arraigned in federal court and released on an unsecured bail of $200,000. If found guilty, she could face up to a decade in prison.
