Huge replace within the Graceland public sale fraud case … a girl has been arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to take over Elvis Presley‘s residence by illicit means.
Federal prosecutors are accusing Missouri resident Lisa Jeanine Findley of orchestrating a scheme to conduct a fraudulent sale of Graceland by falsely claiming Lisa Marie Presley had put up the historic landmark as collateral for a mortgage she didn’t repay earlier than her dying.
We lined this quite a bit again in Might … Graceland almost went up for public sale, till a decide stepped in to cease the proceedings.
5/22/24
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As we reported, an organization referred to as Naussany Investments and Personal Lending claimed Lisa Marie didn’t pay again a $3.8 million mortgage and used Graceland as collateral … however Elvis’ granddaughter, Riley Keough, filed docs claiming the corporate’s alleged mortgage docs had been fraudulent.
An Elvis property official tells TMZ … “We think this is the first domino to fall not the last. We do not believe this is the mastermind behind the scam. Statements attributed to the woman arrested have pointed to someone who has a loose affiliation with the Elvis world.”
Once we adopted as much as try to get extra specifics the property official mentioned this was the one data they would supply at the moment.
TMZ broke the story … the FBI in the end acquired concerned and launched a felony investigation into the tried sale.
The U.S. Division of Justice introduced Findley’s arrest Friday … and the feds say she’s charged with mail fraud and aggravated id theft.
Findley’s set to seem in federal court docket later as we speak in Missouri.
Prosecutors say Findley faces a compulsory minimal of two years in jail for the id theft cost and a most of 20 years in jail for the mail fraud cost … if she’s convicted.
