Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Elvis Presley’s Family and Seize Graceland

A woman from Missouri has admitted guilt in the Western District of Tennessee for her involvement in a fraudulent scheme aimed at deceiving Elvis Presley’s family out of millions of dollars and attempting to seize their ownership of Graceland, the iconic Memphis, Tennessee estate once owned by the legendary musician.

Court records reveal that 53-year-old Lisa Jeanine Findley of Kimberling City masterminded a plan to fraudulently sell Graceland. She utilized a fictitious company, fabricated documents, and submitted false legal filings, falsely asserting that Elvis Presley’s daughter had used Graceland as collateral for a loan she allegedly defaulted on before her passing. Findley threatened to foreclose on the property and sell it at auction unless the Presley family paid or resolved the fabricated claim against the estate.

Findley has pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. Her sentencing is set for June 18, and she could face up to 20 years in prison. The final sentence will be determined by a federal district court judge, who will consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other legal factors.

The case was announced by key officials, including Antoinette T. Bacon of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Reagan Taylor Fondren for the Western District of Tennessee, Eric Shen, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) Criminal Investigations Group, and Joseph E. Carrico, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Nashville Field Office.

The investigation is being conducted by the USPIS and the FBI’s Nashville Field Office. The prosecution is led by Aaron Henricks, a Trial Attorney from the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, and Carroll L. André III, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Cory E. Jacobs, Assistant Chief of the Fraud Section, and Trial Attorney Christopher Fenton have also provided significant support in the investigation and prosecution efforts.

What is the Matter

Graceland, the iconic Memphis mansion that was Elvis Presley's home, has recently been at the center of a significant legal controversy. In May 2024, a foreclosure notice was issued, claiming that Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis's late daughter, had used Graceland as collateral for a $3.8 million loan in 2018—a loan that allegedly remained unpaid at the time of her death in January 2023.

This notice threatened the sale of the estate, now owned by Lisa Marie's daughter, Riley Keough. Keough promptly filed a lawsuit, asserting that the loan documents were fraudulent.

A Tennessee court agreed, halting the foreclosure and preventing the sale. Subsequent investigations led to the arrest of Lisa Jeanine Findley, a 53-year-old Missouri woman, who was charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. Authorities allege that Findley fabricated the loan documents and orchestrated the scheme to defraud the Presley family.

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