A Missouri woman pleaded guilty to a federal charge that accused her of creating a plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by attempting to sell Graceland.
Lisa Jeanine Findley pleaded guilty to “a charge of mail fraud related to the scheme.”
Findley’s scheme involved her claiming Presley’s daughter borrowed nearly $4 million from a private lender and used Graceland as collateral.
Findley then threatened to sell Graceland to the highest bidder if Pressley’s family didn’t pay a $2.85 million settlement.
Prosecutors discovered, however, that Presley’s daughter never put up Graceland as collateral but rather, “Findley posed as three different people allegedly involved with the fake lender, fabricated loan documents, and published a fraudulent foreclosure notice in a Memphis newspaper announcing the auction.”
Check out what CNN reported:
A Missouri woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge accusing her of concocting a brazen plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale.
During a hearing in front of a Memphis federal judge, Lisa Jeanine Findley pleaded guilty to a charge of mail fraud related to the scheme. She previously pleaded not guilty to the two-count indictment, which also includes a count of aggravated identity theft that will now be dropped.
When asked by the judge if Findley was admitting guilt and accepting responsibility, she said “Yes.”
Findley will be sentenced on June 19. She would have faced up to 20 years if convicted, but she is expected to receive less than that under the plea deal.
Findley, of Kimberling City, falsely claimed Presley’s daughter borrowed $3.8 million from a bogus private lender and had pledged Graceland as collateral for the loan before her death in January 2023, prosecutors said when she was charged in August 2024. She then threatened to sell Graceland to the highest bidder if Presley’s family didn’t pay a $2.85 million settlement, according to authorities.
Findley posed as three different people allegedly involved with the fake lender, fabricated loan documents, and published a fraudulent foreclosure notice in a Memphis newspaper announcing the auction of Graceland in May 2024, prosecutors said. A judge stopped the sale after Presley’s granddaughter sued.
Fox News had more on the story:
https://wltreport.com/2025/02/25/missouri-woman-pleads-guilty-after-plotting-sell-graceland/The Missouri woman accused by federal authorities of an “alleged scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family of millions of dollars and steal the family’s ownership interest” in Graceland pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge.
Lisa Jeanine Findley will be sentenced on June 19 after pleading guilty to a charge of mail fraud related to the scheme. She previously pleaded not guilty to a two-count indictment, which also includes a count of aggravated identity theft that will now be dropped.
Findley, of Kimberling City, falsely claimed Presley’s daughter borrowed $3.8 million from a bogus private lender and had pledged Graceland as collateral for the loan before her death in January 2023, prosecutors said when she was charged in August 2024. She then threatened to sell Graceland to the highest bidder if Presley’s family didn’t pay a $2.85 million settlement, according to authorities.
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