A FORMER GOP staffer who allegedly mutilated herself in a fake anti-Trump attack is in active talks with prosecutors for a plea deal, which has pushed her case back, The U.S. Sun can reveal.
Natalie Greene, 27, an ex-law student, was found hogtied with multiple cuts and “Trump w***e” scrawled on her stomach.
She claimed three gun-wielding men attacked her at the Egg Harbor Township Nature Reserve in New Jersey.
But in a shocking twist, the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged Greene staged the attack.
Authorities claim she paid $500 on July 21, 2025, for the unknown body modification artist to slash her face, neck, chest, back, and shoulders with a scalpel.
Horrific photographs released by police show her with deep red wounds.
She was arrested in November and has been charged with conspiracy and making false statements to law enforcement, according to court filings.
Greene is facing up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if she’s convicted on both counts.
But she’s keen to stay out of prison, according to the latest court filing obtained by The U.S. Sun.
Plea deal talks are heating up in the federal case, with prosecutors and her lawyers asking a judge to hit pause while they try to come to an agreement.
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A new court order has pushed the next court hearin back to March 31, 2026, giving both sides time to review fresh evidence and see if they can settle the case before it ever reaches a grand jury.
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey signed off on the delay, saying the extra time serves the interests of justice.
There’s no agreement yet — but the filing makes clear the negotiations are active and could decide what happens next.
Greene, a former aide to U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew, was released on a $200,000 unsecured bond following her initial court appearance.
During a later hearing, Camden federal Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Pascal approved her request to move to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she allegedly has a job lined up.
She is now allowed to live with a childhood friend, Kristin Haughton-James, who is her legal custodian amid ongoing court proceedings.
Her lawyer said she will follow a curfew, keep electronic monitoring, and continue mental health treatment.
The attorney also claimed she had been receiving death threats and was struggling to find work in New Jersey.
The New York Post previously revealed that her friend Kristin, a mom of two, has had her own run-ins with the law, having been busted for cocaine and riding an unlicensed vehicle in the streets.
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Greene had previously been living with her ex-boyfriend’s mother, but her attorney described the situation as a “hell hole” and that she was keen to get out.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Greene’s attorney for further comment.
When cops rushed to the scene after her alleged attack, they found Greene screaming and covered in lacerations.
Her hands and legs were hogtied with zip ties, with political slurs written on her body with a black marker, including: “TRUMP W***E” on her stomach and “Van Drew is a racist” on her back.
Investigators later traced the tattoo/body modification studio on her phone and uncovered a Reddit account that followed communities focused on body modification and scarification.
When federal agents searched the artist’s Pennsylvania studio, court records say they found a receipt showing Greene had paid for the cuts on her body.
Authorities also discovered that her alleged accomplice, who was not named in the complaint, had searched “zip ties near me” on a phone just two days before the staged attack.
Source : https://www.the-sun.com/news/16022856/ex-gop-staffer-fake-anti-trump-attack-jail/
