"US district judge John T Fowlkes Jr sentenced Lisa Jeanine Findley in federal court in Memphis to four years and nine months behind bars, plus an additional three years of probation. Findley, 54, declined to speak on her own behalf during the hearing. Findley pleaded guilty in February to a charge of mail fraud related to the scheme. She also had been indicted on a charge of aggravated identity theft, but that charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement."
"Findley, of Kimberling City, falsely claimed Presley's daughter borrowed $3.8m from a bogus private lender and had pledged Graceland as collateral for the loan before her death in January 2023, prosecutors said when Findley was charged in August 2024. She then threatened to sell Graceland to the highest bidder if Presley's family didn't pay a $2.85m settlement, according to authorities."
"Experts were baffled by the attempt to sell off one of the most storied pieces of real estate in the country using names, emails and documents that were quickly suspected to be phony. Graceland opened as a museum and tourist attraction in 1982 and draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. A large Presley-themed entertainment complex across the street from the museum is owned by Elvis Presley Enterprises."
Lisa Jeanine Findley, 54, was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison and three years of probation for a mail fraud scheme targeting Elvis Presley's family. Findley pleaded guilty in February to mail fraud; an aggravated identity theft charge was dropped in a plea agreement. She falsely claimed Presley's daughter borrowed $3.8m from a bogus lender and had pledged Graceland as collateral before dying in January 2023, then demanded a $2.85m settlement. Findley posed as three people, fabricated loan documents and published a fraudulent foreclosure notice announcing a May 2024 auction. A judge halted the sale after Presley's granddaughter sued.
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