Overview
- Federal prosecutors charged Natalie Greene, 26, with conspiracy to convey false statements and hoaxes and with making false statements to federal law enforcement.
- Investigators say Greene paid $500 cash at a Pennsylvania scarification studio, where a signed consent form and photographs of the cutting match hospital images of her injuries.
- According to the complaint, a co-conspirator’s 911 call on July 23 reported an assault by three men who referenced her job; officers found Greene bound with black zip ties with political slurs written on her body.
- Phone location data placed Greene at the studio that day, a Google search for “zip ties near me” was traced to the co-conspirator, Dollar General surveillance showed the co-conspirator in the store, and a search of Greene’s vehicle found zip ties and duct tape.
- Van Drew’s office said Greene no longer works there and expressed concern for her, as records show she began as an intern in 2021 and rose to constituent advocate director in 2024.