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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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[–] Lightfire228@pawb.social 173 points 1 month ago (11 children)

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

[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 61 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wasn't aware zip ties were that hard to find for some people

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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. 🤔

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm a regular customer at home improvement stores, and I make it a point to occasionally just go wander down aisles I haven't been down in a while and just browse through what's available.

It's not uncommon for me to exclaim, "Oh! I didn't know THAT existed?" or "Oh! THAT'S what that's called/where to get those!". Other times it's, "What on earth is THAT for?!?" but then 6 months later I'll be like, "BRB, gotta go get one of those things."

I'm of the opinion that even people that don't own/maintain their own home would benefit from the esoteric knowledge of what can be found on the bottom shelf in the back corner of their local home improvement stores. I don't care what your hobby or passion is. If you don't frequent the home improvement stores, there's probably something there that you can repurpose for your own benefit that you'll wish you knew existed a year ago.

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[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (5 children)

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.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 month ago (1 children)

did this idiot think

Lemme stop you right there.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

Lol fair enough

[–] nullroot@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A body mod artist does literally wound you, it's not paint. It's plugs cut out, sub dermals inserted, or just ears pierced if you're vanilla, that's the sort of thing they do.

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[–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 9 points 4 weeks ago

"She had lacerations on her face, neck, chest and shoulder"

Scarification is a form of body mod

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[–] 5oap10116@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

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.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 weeks ago

THE ZIP TIES ARE COMING FROM THE HOUSE.

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[–] db2@lemmy.world 148 points 1 month ago (3 children)

They really like to manufacture unreality and sell it as true.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 88 points 1 month ago (13 children)

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.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 85 points 1 month ago

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.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

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.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

For the same reason these people think that someone would Sharpie "FUCK ICE" onto a clip of bullets after killing only detainees at an ICE facility, and then just plop it on the ground.

[–] brendansimms@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

i think it was 'anti-ice' written with a pen, which is even moreso clearly fake

[–] Ele7en7@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

She's white, she'll get probation at most

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They want to start a civil war.

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[–] KenOh@feddit.online 75 points 1 month ago

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

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 59 points 4 weeks ago (51 children)

When leftists attack so few people (no, Charlie Kirk's shooter wasn't a leftist) that they just need to fake their own shit all the damn time.

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 1 month ago (3 children)

NOT familiar at all! Nuh-uh!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A racist trying to make it look like he was the victim of a hate crime. That's a Mississippi state flag in front of him, Confederate version.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

This is the shit children do. Like LITTLE kids, like under 10 when they try to "trick" you. I remember doing something like this when I was maybe 7. I pretended to be crushed by a pile of fallen (empty cardboard) boxes. My mom walked by and just ignored me.

Imagine being A FULLY GROWN MAN. Yikes

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

As if that's what someone would write when spray painting a Nazis home. 🙄

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[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Last living confederate veteran.

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 46 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I hope a critter peed on her

Edit: anyone who can’t guess where to buy zip ties is a moron

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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."

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 month ago

"zip ties near me", amazing, perfectly fitting for our era of unreality

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago

It was so weird that it jumped out at me lol

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 33 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

That was very Smollett-minded of her.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 31 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

This is some real imbecile shit

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 28 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

This should serve as a reminder that fascists will do ANYTHING to get what they want.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Also should serve as a reminder that you should believe NOTHING they say or claim, no matter how atrocious, because the chances of it being bullshit are higher than it being truth, and what nothing more than to provoke civil unrest if not outright civil war with their lies and bullshit.

Isnt she also covered in scars cause she said the imaginary liberals cut her up?

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 25 points 4 weeks ago

This should convince most folks the right are trying to start a civil war, but it won't.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

This is worse than the Bowling Green Massacre!

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 23 points 4 weeks ago

I’m more surprised the DOJ is going after her for this rather than giving her a medal.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

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.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago

Why is it always the right entangling themselves in crime?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Obviously they were Muslim gay black trans Mexicans!

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

After Jussie Smollett, can't imagine why anyone thinks doing something like this is a good idea.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

Oh, another one?

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