{"id":138083,"date":"2026-01-30T20:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/138083\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T20:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:54:12","slug":"ex-nj-gop-aide-who-mutilated-herself-in-fake-anti-trump-attack-plans-fresh-start-with-legally-troubled-florida-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/138083\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NJ GOP aide who mutilated herself in fake anti-Trump attack plans ‘fresh start’ with legally troubled Florida friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ex-New Jersey GOP aide accused of paying a fetish artist to mutilate her body in a staged anti-Trump attack<\/a> is going to shack up with her legally troubled, motorcycle-riding, marijuana-smoking childhood friend in Florida \u2014 hoping for a \u201cfresh start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Natalie Greene<\/a>, 26, was cleared to relocate to Fort Lauderdale to live with \u2014 and be supervised by \u2014 childhood campmate Kristen Elizabeth Haughton-James, who was previously busted for cocaine possession and riding an unlicensed vehicle in the streets, a Camden court heard Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old told federal Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Pascal that she met Greene at summer camp 20 years ago and they reconnected on Facebook after the former law student\u2019s high-profile November arrest.<\/p>\n

Kristin Elizabeth Haughton-James, 30, will serve as Natalie Greene\u2019s legal custodian in Florida. Instagram\/Kristin<\/p>\n

Haughton-James \u2014 a mother of two pictured on Instagram smoking pot and straddling her hot rod<\/a> \u2014 will now act as Greene\u2019s legal custodian, despite her own previous run-ins with the law.<\/p>\n

She was arrested last year for unlawfully riding an ATV in the street, an offense for which she is currently on probation, and was also cuffed in 2013 at age 19 for cocaine possession.<\/p>\n

The heavily inked part-time waitress, who sees her 7- and 2-year-old sons at least twice a week, told the court via video that she completed a treatment program for her drug charge \u2014 though she uses medical marijuana daily for anxiety.<\/p>\n

Haughton-James was arrested last year for unlawfully riding an ATV in the street, an offense for which she is currently on probation, and was also cuffed in 2013 at age 19 for cocaine possession. BSO<\/p>\n

She agreed to report any violations by Greene, a Maserati-driving former aide to Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ)<\/a>, and assured Pascal she \u201ccompletely understands\u201d her responsibilities as her friend\u2019s watchdog.<\/p>\n

The glamorous alleged fraudster \u2014 still marked by horrific scars on her face and neck \u2014 will live in Haughton-James\u2019 three-bedroom Florida rental. Greene also has a job lined up in Florida and will continue her mental health treatment.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old told federal Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Pascal that she met Greene at summer camp 20 years ago and reconnected on Facebook after the former law student\u2019s high-profile November arrest. Instagram\/Kristin<\/p>\n

The mom of two is a part-time waitress and will house Greene in her three-bedroom Florida rental. Instagram\/Kristin<\/p>\n

The court also mandated she adhere to a curfew and continue wearing an ankle monitor.<\/p>\n

The former Rutgers Law student\u2019s lawyer argued in court that moving to the Sunshine State \u201cgives her a fresh start and the ability to act normal,\u201d adding that her local job prospects are \u201cslim to none.\u201d<\/p>\n

Natalie Greene, wearing an ankle monitor, walks into the courthouse Wednesday. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/p>\n

Greene, an Ocean City resident, was arrested in November<\/a>, after she allegedly staged a bogus attack at Egg Harbor Township Nature Reserve, claiming three assailants held her at gunpoint, hog-tied her with black zip ties and held her down while slashing her face and body on July 23.<\/p>\n

\u201cTRUMP WHORE\u201d and \u201cVan Drew is a racist\u201d were also scrawled on her body with black marker.<\/p>\n

Greene\u2019s ghastly gashes are still visible on her neck and jawline. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/p>\n

Federal prosecutors alleged she paid a body modification artist $500 to carve dozens of gruesome wounds into her face, neck, chest, back and shoulders with a scalpel two days before the phony ambush.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Greene was taken to a hospital, where she and her accomplice gave police conflicting accounts of what happened and provided faulty descriptions of the phantom assailants, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

Authorities also found zip ties stashed in her Italian sports car.<\/p>\n

Greene claimed three men attacked her at gunpoint, tied her up and carved her with a knife. U.S. Attorney\u0092s Office<\/p>\n

Greene was found by police with \u201cTrump Whore\u201d scrawled on her stomach. U.S. Attorney\u0092s Office<\/p>\n

Greene, who completed court-mandated mental health treatment<\/a>, is charged with conspiracy to convey false statements and hoaxes and making false statements to federal law enforcement.<\/p>\n

She faces up to 10 years behind bars and a $250,000 fine if convicted on both counts.<\/p>\n

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