Woman detained for attempting to sell off Elvis Presley's Graceland following legal action from Riley Keough
A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterio...
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A Missouri woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud Elvis Presley's family by organizing a scheme to auction off his Graceland mansion and property, which was stopped by a judge before the foreclosure sale took place. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Missouri, is accused of falsely claiming that Presley's daughter had borrowed $3.8 million from a fake private lender and used Graceland as collateral for the loan. She impersonated three different individuals associated with the fictitious lender, forged loan documents, demanded $2.85 million from Presley's family to resolve the issue, and released a fake foreclosure notice in a Memphis newspaper announcing the auction of Graceland to the highest bidder. Graceland, which became a museum and tourist attraction in 1982, attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. The estate also includes a large Presley-themed entertainment complex opposite the museum owned by Elvis Presley Enterprises. The charges against Findley were announced on the 47th anniversary of Presley's death at the age of 42. Eric Shen, inspector in charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Criminal Investigations Group, stated that Findley allegedly exploited public and tragic events in the Presley family to take advantage of the name and financial status of the Graceland heirs, trying to unlawfully gain property that rightfully belongs to the Presley family. An attorney for Findley, who used various aliases, was not mentioned in court records. Attempts to contact Findley via phone or email were unsuccessful. Experts were puzzled by the audacious attempt to sell one of the most iconic real estate properties in the country using fraudulent names, emails, and documents that were quickly identified as fake.In May, a public notice announced the foreclosure sale of the 13-acre estate owned by Promenade Trust, who oversees the Graceland museum. The Trust owes $3.8 million due to a defaulted 2018 loan. Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Presley and an actress, inherited ownership of the property after her mother Lisa Marie Presley passed away last year. Keough filed a lawsuit alleging fraud, resulting in a temporary halt to the auction. Naussany Investments and Private Lending claimed that Lisa Marie Presley used Graceland as collateral for the loan. However, Keough's lawsuit alleged that Naussany provided fraudulent loan documents in September 2023 and that Lisa Marie Presley never borrowed money from them. The lawsuit also highlighted that the notary, Kimberly Philbrick, whose name appeared on Naussany's documents, stated she never met Lisa Marie Presley or notarized any documents for her. A judge raised concerns about the authenticity of the signatures in the case. The foreclosure sale of Graceland was temporarily halted in May by a judge, who suggested that Elvis Presley's estate could argue that the auction was fraudulent. Following an investigation by the Tennessee attorney general's office, the probe was transferred to federal authorities in June. Naussany decided not to proceed with legal action as a key document in the case was recorded in a different state, necessitating legal action in multiple jurisdictions. An email from the same address that raised suspicions about a Nigerian fraud ring targeting vulnerable individuals in Spanish was received by the Associated Press on May 25.The individual in the United States utilizes the Internet to commit theft of funds.