Woman charged over alleged scheme to fraudulently sell Elvis Presley’s former home Graceland | US News

A lady has been accused of attempting to public sale off Elvis Presley’s former dwelling Graceland and defraud the singer’s household out of tens of millions of {dollars}.

Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, was arrested and charged with mail fraud and aggravated id theft, in accordance with a prison criticism.

If convicted of the mail fraud cost, she may resist 20 years in jail.

She has appeared in courtroom in Springfield, Missouri, accused of orchestrating a scheme to steal the Presley household’s possession curiosity within the music legend’s mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.

Findley, of Kimberling Metropolis, Missouri, is alleged to have falsely claimed the celebrity’s solely daughter Lisa Marie Presley borrowed $3.8m (£2.9m) from a bogus lender in 2018.

Naussany Investments and Personal Lending, allegedly created by Findley, claimed that earlier than her loss of life final yr Lisa Marie had used Graceland as collateral within the mortgage, which was by no means paid again.

Findley then threatened to promote Graceland to the upper bidder if the household didn’t pay a $2.85m (£2.2m) settlement, in accordance with authorities.

Prosecutors additionally say Findley posed as three completely different folks allegedly concerned with the pretend lender.

Sky’s US companion community NBC Information stories Findley is often known as Lisa Holden and a variety of different aliases.

She allegedly fabricated mortgage paperwork, and printed a fraudulent foreclosures discover in a Memphis newspaper asserting the public sale of Graceland in Could, in accordance with prosecutors.

A decide blocked the public sale that month after the singer’s granddaughter Riley Keough filed a lawsuit to struggle what she claimed was a fraudulent scheme.

Ms Keough, who’s an actress, inherited the belief and possession of the house in Memphis after the loss of life of Ms Presley.

Within the lawsuit, the notary whose title is listed on Naussany’s paperwork indicated she by no means met Ms Presley nor notarised any paperwork for her.

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Eric Shen, from the US Postal Inspection Service Prison Investigations Group, alleged Findley “took benefit of the very public and tragic occurrences within the Presley household as a chance to prey on the title and monetary standing of the heirs to the Graceland property”.

He added the 53-year-old was “trying to steal what rightfully belongs to the Presley household for her private achieve”.

Graceland opened as a museum and vacationer attraction in 1982 as a tribute to Elvis, 5 years after the “King of Rock and Roll” died aged 42 in 1977.

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He purchased Graceland Mansion in 1957 and lived there till his loss of life.

It now attracts a whole lot of 1000’s of tourists annually, and a big Elvis-themed leisure complicated throughout the street from the museum is owned by Elvis Presley Enterprises.