A Missouri woman, Lisa Jeanine Findley, has agreed to plead guilty to mail fraud for her role in a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s heirs by claiming ownership of his Memphis home, Graceland. As part of the plea agreement, a count of aggravated identity theft will be dismissed.
Findley faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison but prosecutors have recommended a sentence of less than five years. The case against her involved claims that she used fake loan documents and forged Lisa Marie Presley’s signature to engage in an elaborate scheme to sell Graceland, which is now a lucrative tourist attraction drawing 600,000 visitors annually.
The scheme was exposed when lawyers for actress Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, intervened in May. Court papers revealed that Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC had claimed that Lisa Marie Presley had borrowed $3.8 million from the company and put Graceland up as collateral. However, federal officials later claimed that Findley was behind the scheme, using aliases, fake documents, and false statements to threaten foreclosure on the estate.
Findley’s plea deal comes after an FBI agent, Christopher Townsend, filed a 30-page affidavit in August supporting an arrest warrant. The affidavit detailed how Findley had created fraudulent loan documents, published a fake “Notice of Foreclosure Sale,” executed false affidavits, and communicated with news media through fake identities.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/arts/music/graceland-fraud-guilty.html