A self-proclaimed scammer has come forward claiming responsibility for a strange plot to attempt to put American rock icon Elvis Presley’s Tennessee Graceland estate into foreclosure.
In a letter to the New York Times, the individual reportedly stated, “We excel at finding ways to steal. It’s what we do.”
Another letter, addressed to CNN, reads, “I didn’t succeed this time. I’ve assumed multiple identities and received funds, but we don’t always come out on top.”
According to The Commercial Appeal, a different letter mentioned, “To all the media, I am the alleged mastermind behind the Yahoo Nigeria group… the Presley scenario is fabricated and a joke… We sit back and ridicule you all as you embarrass yourselves.”
CNN reported that it could not confirm independently that the entity responding to their request for comment was linked to the scheme.
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In late May, Riley Keough, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, sought a temporary restraining order and filed a lawsuit to halt a public auction of the historic 13-acre Memphis property. A judge halted the sale.
A public notice for a foreclosure sale on the estate had been posted earlier in the same month, alleging that the controlling entity of Graceland’s museum, Promenade Trust, owed $3.8 million after failing to repay a loan from 2018. Keough inherited the trust and home ownership after Lisa Marie Presley’s passing.
Keough’s attorney stated, “Lisa Marie Presley never borrowed money from Naussany Investments and never granted a deed of trust to Naussany Investments.”
The individual behind the scheme used a name and company name that Scripps News could not find any online presence for — any existing online traces seemed to have been completely erased.
