The Justice Department announced on Friday that a woman from Missouri was arrested for allegedly leading a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family by attempting to auction off his Graceland mansion and property. The foreclosure sale was halted by a judge before it could proceed. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Missouri, is accused of falsely claiming that Presley's daughter had borrowed $3.8 million from a fictitious private lender, using Graceland as collateral. Findley posed as three different individuals associated with the fake lender, forged loan documents, demanded $2.85 million from Presley's family to settle the matter, and published a fraudulent foreclosure notice in a Memphis newspaper stating that Graceland would be auctioned to the highest bidder. Graceland, a popular museum and tourist attraction since 1982, attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. The estate also owns a large entertainment complex nearby. This incident occurred on the 47th anniversary of Presley's death at the age of 42. Eric Shen, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Criminal Investigations Group's inspector in charge, condemned Findley for exploiting the Presley family's tragic circumstances for personal gain. Findley, who used multiple aliases, did not have an attorney listed in court documents. Attempts to contact her through phone and email were unsuccessful. Experts were surprised by the audacity of trying to sell such iconic real estate using fraudulent identities and documents.In May, a public notice for a foreclosure sale was issued for the 13-acre (5-hectare) estate controlled by Promenade Trust, which oversees the Graceland museum. The trust owed $3.8 million due to a defaulted 2018 loan. Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Presley and an actress, inherited ownership of the estate after her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, passed away last year. Keough filed a lawsuit alleging fraud, resulting in a judge issuing an injunction to halt the proposed auction. Naussany Investments and Private Lending claimed that Lisa Marie Presley had used Graceland as collateral for the loan. Keough's lawsuit disputed this claim, asserting that Naussany provided fraudulent documents related to the loan in September 2023 and that Lisa Marie Presley had not borrowed any money from Naussany. The notary, Kimberly Philbrick, whose name appeared on Naussany's documents, stated that she had never met Lisa Marie Presley nor notarized any documents for her, as per the estate's lawsuit. Judge Jenkins raised concerns about the authenticity of the signature based on the notary's affidavit. In May, the judge intervened to stop the foreclosure sale of Graceland, suggesting that Elvis Presley's estate could make a case for fraudulent auction attempts by a company. The Tennessee attorney general's office initially investigated the Graceland situation, later transferring the case to federal authorities in June. Naussany announced that they would not proceed with the sale, citing that a crucial document and the loan were recorded and obtained in a different state, necessitating legal action in multiple states. However, they did not disclose the identity of the other state. An email sent to the AP in Spanish on May 25 from the same address alleged that the foreclosure sale was orchestrated by a Nigerian fraud ring targeting elderly and deceased individuals.The US resident engages in online theft to acquire money.