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A scamming grandma has pleaded guilty to a brazen scheme to defraud Elvis Presley ’s family out of millions of dollars and auction off his iconic Graceland estate. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, pleaded guilty to a single count of mail fraud in Memphis on Tuesday — and could face up to 20 years in prison when sentenced on June 18.
However, prosecutors have recommended she serve just under five years behind bars for concocting the plot — which was foiled by a judge when the famous property was mysteriously put up for a foreclosure sale.Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, pleaded guilty to a single count of mail fraud and could face up to 20 years in prison.Findley threatened to sell the property to the highest bidder if the Presleys refused to cough over $2.8 million to settle the bogus claim, authorities said. Mob of '20 to 30' vicious bike-riding teens gang up and attack LA driver 'in broad daylight' Iconic NYC Italian restaurant abruptly closes after 121 years — but aging owner hopes this isn't arrivederci As part of the scheme, she created different personas associated with a fictitious financial company, Naussany Investments and Private Lending, and fabricated documents with Lisa Marie Presley’s signature. She even boldly published a fraudulent foreclosure notice for Graceland in The Commercial Appeal, one of Memphis’s daily newspapers, announcing that the fake company planned to auction the historic property off in May 2024.Findley threatened to sell the Graceland property to the highest bidder if the Presleys refused to pay her $2.8 million, according to authorities.State and then federal authorities launched an investigation into the matter after questions were raised about the authenticity of documents submitted to the court, officials said. Experts were stunned by the shameless attempt to sell off one of the most renowned pieces of real estate in the country using names, emails and documents that were quickly suspected to be phony. Kimberly Philbrick, the notary whose name is listed on Naussany’s documents, testified that she never met Lisa Marie Presley nor notarized any documents for her, according to the estate’s lawsuit. As Findley’s scheme unraveled, she desperately attempted to pin the blame for the foreclosure sale attempt on a Nigerian identity thief.“Graceland matters so much to so many people around the world – just go to Memphis during Elvis Week and listen to all the different accents and languages of fans who make the pilgrimage,” Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said, calling the plot “nonsense.” “All of Tennessee is glad that Graceland remains safely in the possession of Elvis’s heir and that it will remain a celebrated Memphis landmark for generations to come.” Findley had previously pleaded not guilty on the two-count indictment, which also included a count of aggravated identity theft that was dropped as part of the plea deal. Prosecutors are now seeking 57 months in prison.. Before the Graceland scheme, she had served time in federal prison for taking out a false loans — and then was subsequently locked up again after she violated her release, courts records show.Mob of '20 to 30' vicious bike-riding teens gang up and attack LA driver 'in broad daylight' Iconic NYC Italian restaurant abruptly closes after 121 years — but aging owner hopes this isn't arrivederciJames Carville predicts Trump, GOP are in 'midst of a collapse' -- and gives them 4 to 6 weeks to fully implodeMSNBC host Rachel Maddow rips own network for axing Joy Reid's show and other 'non-white' hosts' programsLiam Payne’s blood-alcohol content was 4 times the legal limit when he diedJennifer Tilly Tells Andy Cohen The NSFW Reason Why She Doesn’t Get Brazilian Bikini Waxes Anymore Matthew Perry Peacock Documentary Reveals Alleged Texts From His Ketamine Doctor: “I Wonder How Much This Moron Will Pay” ‘Boy Meets World’ Podcast Turns Tense As Danielle “Topanga” Fishel Spars With Former Co-Star Turned Porn Star Maitland WardLisa Jeanine Findley, 53, pleaded guilty to a single count of mail fraud and could face up to 20 years in prison.Findley threatened to sell the Graceland property to the highest bidder if the Presleys refused to pay her $2.8 million, according to authorities.
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