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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      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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        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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      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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          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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      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?