'CON ARTIST' CAUGHT
‘Scammer’ who ‘created scheme to steal Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate’ is arrested after ‘making aliases & fake docs’
Federal officials said the scammer went by six aliases
A WOMAN has been arrested after she allegedly orchestrated a dubious foreclosure threat against Elvis Presley's beloved Graceland mansion in an attempt to defraud the rock icon's family.
Con artist Lisa Jeanine Findley caused a widespread panic within the Presley family in May when she filed the bogus sale claiming Lisa Marie, Elvis’ only child, had signed to unload the home as collateral to pay off millions in an unpaid loan.
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In the fraudulent document, Graceland was set to go up for sale under the suspicion that Lisa Marie, who died in January 2023 at age 54, failed to repay a $3.8 million loan she'd secured from Naussany Investments in 2018.
Lisa Marie used the Graceland estate as collateral, according to the dubious document.
When news of the foreclosure hit, the Presley family quickly filed a lawsuit to block the alleged court-approved sale.
At the time, Lisa Marie's daughter, Riley Keough, said the company behind the foreclosure had no right to it, arguing the loan was fake and not executed by her mother.
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Keough underscored how the signatures on the deed were forged.
A Tennessee court eventually ruled to halt the sale and launched an investigation into the matter after questions were raised about the deed's signature and authenticity.
The ringleader of the scam unveiled himself as Gregory Naussany and claimed he was part of a group of Nigerian identity thieves while boasting about his attempts to get his hands on the Graceland estate.
"We sit back and laugh at you idiots and watch you make fools of yourselves. Come find us in Nigeria," the email, riddled with grammatical errors, read, according to NBC News.
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What is Graceland? The Presley family's prized estate
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Graceland is located at 3763 Elvis Presley Blvd in Memphis, Tennessee.
It was constructed in 1939 by Ruth Brown Moore and her husband Thomas D. Moore, who named the property Graceland after Ruth's aunt Grace who originally owned the land.
Elvis purchased the property in 1957 and immediately moved in with his young family — wife Priscilla and daughter Lisa Marie Presley.
Elvis' father, Vernon Presley, took over the trust managing Graceland along with the property itself after Elvis died in 1977, per directions in the star's will.
The family decided to turn Graceland into a museum and tribute to the King of Rock & Roll, which opened in 1982.
Ownership of Graceland transferred to Lisa Marie when she turned 25 in 1993.
Graceland again changed ownership when Lisa Marie died suddenly in 2023.
Elvis' granddaughter Riley Keough took procession of the estate after her mother's death
SCAMMER UNMASKED
A series of emails to news outlets across the US followed and were eventually traced back to Lisa Findley, 53.
Findley, a Missouri resident, went by six aliases, including Lisa Holden, Gregory Naussany, Kurt Naussany, Lisa Jeanine Sullins, and Carolyn Williams, prosecutors said.
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She has a decadeslong rap sheet for scams, forged checks, and fraud, according to NBC News.
But, behind her evil acts, former friends and family members of Findley knew her by other names.
A federal grand jury heard testimony on Tuesday about the scam to defraud the Presley family.
Rasheed Jeremy Carballo, Findley's former roommate who knew her by Lisa Holden, and Kimberly Philbrick were among the witnesses.
Carballo previously told NBC News that in early 2024 Findley had shared details about her alleged scheme of a foreclosure involving the Graceland estate.
On Friday, federal officials charged Findley with aggravated identity theft and mail fraud.
"The defendant orchestrated a scheme to conduct a fraudulent sale of Graceland, falsely claiming that Elvis Presley's daughter had pledged the historic landmark as collateral for a loan that she failed to repay before her death," prosecutors wrote.
"As part of the brazen scheme, we alleged the defendant created numerous false documents and sought to extort a settlement from the Presley family."
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If convicted, Findley is facing a maximum 20-year sentence.
The landmark Graceland estate attracts 600,000 visitors a year.
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