Elvis

2024 - 8 - 16

Mistä oikein on kyse? Elvis Presley, Graceland ja huijaukset!

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Missourilainen nainen yritti huijata Elvis Presleyn perheeltä miljoonia. Mistä tässä on oikein kyse?

Missourilainen nainen, 53-vuotias Lisa Jeanine Findley, on pidätetty liittovaltion syytteiden vuoksi, liittyen epäiltyyn petossuunnitelmaan, jossa hän yritti huijata legendaarisen Elvis Presleyn perheeltä miljoonia dollareita. Hänen syytöksiinsä kuuluu muun muassa postipetos ja identiteettivarkaus, ja väitetään, että hän yritti myydä Gracelandin, Elvis Presleyltä perityn ikonisen huvilan, petollisesti. Findleylla on pitkä historia pienistä huijauksista, ja nyt näyttää siltä, että hän on ottanut tähtitason riskin pyrkiessään hyväksikäyttämään Presleyn nimeä.

Epäilyttävä huijaussuuntaus alkoi, kun Findley väitti, että Lisa Marie Presley oli laiminlyönyt lainansa ja yritti myydä Gracelandin huvilaa huutokaupassa. Tämä hullunkurinen juoni sai huomiota, eikä vain siksi, että se liittyi niin suureen kulttuuriin kuin Elvikseen, vaan myös siksi, että se avasi keskustelun tuntemattomista huijareista, jotka uskovat voivansa saada jalansijaa suurten ikonikuvien alueella.

Ohio-laisen laulujätin perhettä vastaan suunnitellut huijaus sai syyttäjät lähtemään liikkeelle nopeasti. Huijausskeemi, joka paljastui päättäväiselle tutkinnalle, herätti huomiota ympäri Yhdysvaltoja. Nainen pidätettiin ja hänelle on langetettu syytteet, jotka saattavat johtaa jopa pitkään vankeusrangaistukseen. Kun sanotaan, että ”ei ole huijauksia, vaan pelkästään huijareita”, tähän tapaukseen liittyvät yksityiskohdat ovat varmasti nenäliinan tarpeessa!

Miksi meidät kaikki kiinnostaa Elvis? Hän on ollut pop-konserttien kuningas ja ikoni jo vuosikymmeniä. Graceland itsessään on yksi Yhdysvaltojen vierailtavimmista nähtävyyksistä. Se on enemmän kuin vain talo; se edustaa Elvis Presleyn elämää ja perintöä, jota monet fanit rakastavat. Huijausseikkailut ja heidän sekaansa menevät raskaat teemat tekevät tästä tapauksesta täydellisen anekdootin, jota voi kertoa ystäville. Anna siis huijausten niin levätä ja huudamme yhdessä: ”Elvis on aina mukana – myös oikeussalissa!”

Woman Charged for Scheme to Defraud Elvis Presley's Family (Department of Justice)

A Missouri woman was arrested this morning on federal charges in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family of millions of dollars ...

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Woman charged in alleged scheme to steal Graceland, extort Elvis ... (NBC News)

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 ...

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Missouri woman charged in scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family (NewsNation Now)

Lisa Findley charged with mail fraud, identity theft in Graceland scheme · She claimed Lisa Marie Presley's loan defaulted, tried to auction mansion · Findley ...

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Elvis Presley's family targeted in massive fraud scheme by Missouri ... (CBS News)

Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, faces federal charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through ... (WVTM13)

Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Missouri is accused of scheming to steal the Presley family's ownership interest in Graceland, prosecutors said, ...

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family in ... (The Associated Press)

A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges alleging she orchestrated a scheme to fraudulently sell Elvis Presley's Graceland property in Memphis.

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through ... (Arizona's Family)

A Missouri woman is ...

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Why Crying at Elvis Presley's Grave is One of My Favorite Summer ... (96.3 KKLZ)

Our rock reporter Erica Banas visited Graceland this summer. It was a memorable visit in many emotional ways.

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Woman charged in alleged scheme to steal Graceland from Presley ... (BBC News)

Lisa Jeanine Findley is accused of orchestrating an alleged scheme to conduct a fraudulent sale of Graceland.

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Missouri woman arrested in alleged scheme to defraud Elvis ... (ABC News)

Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Missouri, was charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, the DOJ said. During a brief appearance on Friday in the ...

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Missouri woman charged in scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family (fox5sandiego.com)

Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, was charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. She's set to appear in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of ...

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Woman charged in scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family and sell ... (FOX 5 Atlanta)

Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Missouri is accused of scheming to steal the Presley family's ownership interest in Graceland, prosecutors said, ...

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Why Crying at Elvis Presley's Grave is One of My Favorite Summer ... (Country 103.7)

Our rock reporter Erica Banas visited Graceland this summer. It was a memorable visit in many emotional ways.

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A woman is arrested for allegedly trying to steal Elvis' Graceland ... (NPR)

Lisa Jeanine Findley of Missouri is is charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's estate of millions of dollars and steal ownership of the iconic ...

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through ... (WLBT)

A Missouri woman is ...

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through ... (NBC Bay Area)

A Missouri woman was trying to auction off one of the most storied pieces of real estate in the country using names, emails and documents that were quickly.

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Missouri woman charged in scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family (KSN-TV)

Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, was charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. She's set to appear in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of ...

Woman charged in Graceland foreclosure sale scheme (WATE 6 On Your Side)

Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Missouri, is charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. She will face a mandatory minimum of two years ...

Woman charged in alleged scheme to steal Elvis Presley's Graceland (WDJT)

Findley is charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors say she also goes by the aliases Lisa Holden, Lisa Howell, Gregory Naussany, Kurt ...

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through ... (KFDA)

A Missouri woman is ...

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Missouri woman accused of scheming to steal Elvis' Graceland ... (Missourinet.com)

(Kansas City, MO) – A Missouri woman has been arrested on federal charges in connection with a scheme to extort Elvis Presley's estate of millions of ...

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A woman allegedly posed as 3 people in the plot to defraud Elvis ... (Fortune)

Graceland, Elvis Presley's home, in Memphis, Tenn. Mark Humphrey—AP Photo. A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a brazen scheme ...

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Why Crying at Elvis Presley's Grave is One of My Favorite Summer ... (WROR)

Our rock reporter Erica Banas visited Graceland this summer. It was a memorable visit in many emotional ways.

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through ... (WESTERNMASSNEWS.com)

A Missouri woman is ...

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Elvis Presley's stepbrother feels the King's 'presence' in Las Vegas ... (Fox News)

Elvis Presley's stepbrother, David Stanley, recently shared he's felt the "presence" of the late icon at the Las Vegas hotel that hosted his famous ...

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Why Crying at Elvis Presley's Grave is One of My Favorite Summer ... (95.9 The RAT)

Our rock reporter Erica Banas visited Graceland this summer. It was a memorable visit in many emotional ways.

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through ... (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and ...

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through ... (KJCT8.com)

A Missouri woman is ...

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through ... (WCJB)

A Missouri woman is ...

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Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through ... (WALB)

A Missouri woman is ...

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Missouri Grandma Arrested in Bizarre Plot To Steal Elvis Presley's ... (Vanity Fair)

Officials say a Missouri woman pretended to be three different people in a bizarre effort to steal Graceland, Elvis Presley's famous home.

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Missouri woman charged in scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family (kfor.com)

Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, was charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. She's set to appear in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of ...

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