Kimberling City woman charged in fraud scheme involving Elvis Presley’s family

A Kimberling City woman has been charged for allegedly conducting a scheme to defraud the family of famed singer Elvis Presley.

Federal prosecutors allege Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, attempted to conduct a fraudulent sale of Graceland, the former home of Presley in Memphis, according to a news release. Findley, federal officials say, also has gone by Lisa Holden, Lisa Howell, Gregory Naussany, Kurt Naussany, Lisa Jeanine Sullins and Carolyn Williams.

Findley is slated to make her initial appearance today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri after being arrested and charged.

"As alleged in the complaint, 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,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, in the release. “As part of the brazen scheme, we allege that the defendant created numerous false documents and sought to extort a settlement from the Presley family. Now she is facing federal charges"

Findley allegedly posed as three different individuals affiliate with fictitious private lender Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC. The alleged fraud scheme reportedly involved Findley falsely claiming that Presley’s daughter borrowed $3.8 million from Naussany Investments, pledged Graceland as collateral and failed to repay the debt, according to the release. Findley allegedly sought $2.85 million from Presley’s family to settle the purported campaign, and she's accused of publishing a fraudulent foreclosure notice in The Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis.

After Naussany Investments was sued by Presley’s family in Tennessee state court, Findley allegedly submitted false court filings. Further, Findley allegedly said a Nigerian identity thief was responsible when the case gained media attention.

Findley, who is charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, faces a mandatory minimum of two years in prison for aggravated identity theft and a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for mail fraud, if convicted, according to the release.