Missouri woman charged after Graceland fraud, extorting Lisa Marie Presley
A Missouri woman is accused of orchestrating a massive scheme to extort Elvis Presley’s family and steal his iconic Graceland home.
The suspect, Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, was charged by prosecutors Friday with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Authorities say Findley has a long history of scams and fraud and is known to use a number of aliases, including Lisa Holden.
She allegedly tied herself to the house using false identities, post office boxes and phone numbers, and was ambushed Friday morning by “at least 15 officers” who raided her Kimberling City home, according to a report. NBC News.
A Missouri woman is accused of orchestrating a massive scheme to extort Elvis Presley’s family and steal his iconic Graceland home
The plan is said to be aimed at Elvis’ only daughter Lisa Marie Presley, who died in January 2023 (pictured that same month)
The plot reportedly first came onto investigators’ radar in May, after a company called Naussany Investments claimed in court that Lisa Marie Presley had millions of dollars in unpaid loans.
The claim sparked an outcry after Elvis’ only child, Lisa Marie, died in January 2023. The company subsequently urged Presley’s surviving family members to recoup the money.
Because Presley’s family refused to repay the loans, Naussany Investments attempted to force a foreclosure sale of Graceland, but the attempt was quickly blocked by the Tennessee courts.
Lisa Marie’s eldest daughter and heir, Riley Kough, 34, became the sole trustee of the Promenade Trust that protects Elvis’ estate assets after her mother’s death. She filed a countersuit alleging fraud.
In her lawsuit, she alleged that her late mother never took out a loan from Naussany Investments and that Lisa Marie’s signature was forged.
After a Tennessee judge ruled that Naussany Investments had indeed forged the signature, it emerged that a person behind the company claimed to be a Nigerian scam artist.
According to NBC News, Findley was linked to the Graceland conspiracy in June, but she denied any knowledge of the allegations.
Findley is due to appear in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri on Friday, accused of masterminding a scheme to sell Graceland and make millions.
Graceland (purchased by Elvis in 1957, pictured in 1977) was nearly seized from the scheme by an allegedly fraudulent court document demanding millions of dollars
It was reported that when investigating Naussany Investments, investigators found that there were no documents or evidence that the company ever existed.
Following the bizarre legal battle surrounding the alleged Nigerian scam, Findley was linked to the company through a Facebook profile with the same name as the company.
When NBC News claimed to have made the connection in June, they said a former acquaintance of Findley’s, Rasheed Jeremy Carballo, had told the news site that she had shared details about an alleged plot to steal Presley’s home.