After a judge halted the foreclosure sale of Elvis Presley's Memphis home, Graceland, a Missouri woman has been charged in the alleged plot to steal the Presley family home.
Woman charged in Graceland foreclosure case
Lisa Jeanine Findley (also known as Lisa Holden, Lisa Howell, Gregory Naussany, Kurt Naussany, Lisa Jeanine Sullins and Carolyn Williams) was arrested Friday on federal charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Department of Justice said. If convicted, she faces a minimum of two years in prison for the mail fraud and up to 20 years for the identity theft.
"As a resident of Memphis, I know that Graceland is a national treasure," said U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz for the Western District of Tennessee. "This defendant allegedly engaged in a brazen scheme to defraud the Presley family of their interest in this extraordinarily important landmark. Of course, all homeowners deserve to protect their property from fraud, and the Department of Justice will vigorously prosecute anyone who commits financial crimes or identity theft."
Findley allegedly posed as three different individuals working with a fictitious private lender, Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC, and falsely claimed that Elvis' late daughter Lisa Marie Presley borrowed $3.8 million in 2018 and put up Graceland as collateral before defaulting on the debt. Findley then allegedly went so far as to file a false creditor's claim and a false deed of trust, as well as publish a fraudulent foreclosure sale notice in a local newspaper announcing a scheduled auction of the property on May 23.
