Reagan T. Fondren Acting United States Attorney Western District Of Tennessee | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
A Missouri woman has admitted guilt in a scheme to defraud the family of Elvis Presley. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, from Kimberling City, entered a guilty plea in the Western District of Tennessee. The case involves an attempt to fraudulently sell Graceland, Presley's former home in Memphis.
Court documents reveal that Findley orchestrated the scheme using a fake company and forged documents. She falsely claimed that Elvis Presley's daughter had used Graceland as collateral for an unpaid loan. Findley threatened foreclosure and auction if the Presley family did not settle the claim.
Findley pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and is scheduled for sentencing on June 18. She could face up to 20 years in prison. The sentence will be determined by a federal district court judge considering U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.
The announcement was made by Supervisory Official Antoinette T. Bacon of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Reagan Taylor Fondren for the Western District of Tennessee, Inspector in Charge Eric Shen of the USPIS Criminal Investigations Group, and Special Agent in Charge Joseph E. Carrico of the FBI Nashville Field Office.
The investigation is being conducted by USPIS and FBI Nashville Field Office.
Trial Attorney Aaron Henricks from the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Carroll L. André III are leading the prosecution with assistance from Fraud Section Assistant Chief Cory E. Jacobs and Trial Attorney Christopher Fenton.
