Lisa Jeanine Findley, 54, admitted she orchestrated an elaborate fraud that used forged documents, a fake lender and false public notices to claim that Lisa Marie Presley had defaulted on a $3.8 million loan secured by Graceland. Prosecutors say Findley created the sham company “Naussany Investments and Private Lending,” posed as multiple people tied to that entity, and filed a fraudulent deed of trust and a public foreclosure notice that attempted to set a May 2024 auction for the property. The plot was halted after Presley’s daughter, Riley Keough, sued and a Shelby County judge issued an injunction stopping the sale.
Federal prosecutors described the scheme as sophisticated and audacious. Court filings and news reports say Findley forged signatures — including those of the late Lisa Marie Presley and a Florida notary — and circulated fabricated loan documents and court filings designed to give the appearance of a legitimate foreclosure. When investigators closed in, prosecutors say, Findley tried to deflect blame by inventing a fictitious Nigerian fraud ring. She pleaded guilty in January 2025 to one count of mail fraud.
U.S. District Judge John Fowlkes imposed a sentence of 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. During sentencing, the court emphasized the gravity of attempting to exploit a property widely regarded as an American cultural landmark and rejected defense arguments that no financial loss ultimately occurred. The Department of Justice had previously outlined how the scheme threatened to extort funds from Presley’s estate by pressuring the family to settle the purported loan claim.
The attempted sale drew quick attention and skepticism from local officials and the Presley family’s legal team. Public notices published in Memphis newspapers and online filings prompted swift legal action; Riley Keough’s lawsuit and sworn affidavits, including one from a notary who said her signature had been forged, led a chancery court to block the auction notice and expose the fraud. Investigators later tied the filings and the Naussany Investments entity to Findley.
Findley’s case highlights how property fraud can be executed with forged paperwork and sham corporations, and the incident renewed calls from legal experts for vigilance in public-records and title-monitoring practices. While Graceland remains in the Presley family’s control and a popular tourist site, prosecutors said the scheme represented an attempt to extort a settlement by manufacturing a purported debt against a uniquely valuable cultural asset.
The Department of Justice first announced charges earlier this year, and court documents made public at the time detailed the forged documents and the timeline of the attempted foreclosure. Findley’s guilty plea spared the government a lengthy trial; sentencing statements, filings and media coverage in September 2025 summarized the prosecution’s account of her role as the architect of the plot.
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