Woman charged in alleged scheme to steal Graceland, extort Elvis Presley family
A Missouri woman with a long history of small-time scams and fraud was arrested Friday morning on federal charges in connection with a scheme to extort Elvis Presley’s family out of millions and steal their ownership interest in the music legend’s former Memphis home, Graceland, prosecutors announced.
A Missouri woman with a long history of small-time scams and fraud was arrested Friday morning on federal charges in connection with a scheme to extort Elvis Presley’s family out of millions and steal their ownership interest in the music legend’s former Memphis home, Graceland, prosecutors announced.
Lisa Jeanine Findley, who is also known by Lisa Holden and a slew of other aliases, 53, was charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft in a criminal complaint unsealed Friday, prosecutors announced.
Findley made her initial appearance Friday afternoon before Magistrate Judge David Rush at the United States Courthouse in Springfield, Missouri. She was appointed a public defender for the hearing that lasted just seven minutes.
She waived her right to a preliminary hearing or detention hearing and agreed to have those hearings take place in the prosecuting court, the Western District of Tennessee. The government moved for detention and she was ordered to be removed to the Western District of Tennessee and remains in custody.
Lisa Jeanine Findley on her porch.Micah McCoy for NBC NewsProsecutors say she allegedly orchestrated a scheme for the fraudulent sale of Graceland. NBC News was first to report in June on Findley’s connections to the Graceland plot, including false identities, post office boxes, and phone and fax numbers that appeared to link her to the scammers.
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