Woman charged in plot to steal Graceland from Elvis Presley’s family – National & International News – FRI 16Aug2024

Woman charged in plot to steal Graceland from Elvis Presley’s family.

Harris lays out plans for Child Tax Credit, help for first-time home buyers.

Woman charged in plot to steal Graceland from Elvis Presley’s family

The Department of Justice has charged Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Missouri with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft after Findley orchestrated a brazen scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family and auction off Graceland. Findley, who also goes by Holden and a variety of other aliases, is accused of impersonating three different people connected to a fictitious company called Naussany Investments.

A few months ago, “Naussany Investments” took out an ad in the Commercial Appeal in Memphis announcing an auction of Graceland. This auction was to take place supposedly to recover $2.8 million which Naussany claimed to have loaned to Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie, who died in January 2023. Naussany claimed this loan was never repaid and that Lisa Marie had put up Graceland as collateral. However, attorneys for Riley Keough (Lisa Marie’s daughter) convincingly proved that this loan was fraudulent and Naussany Investments essentially did not exist. Naussany initially filed paperwork contesting Ms. Keough’s suit, but shortly thereafter withdrew any claim on Graceland.

NBC News journalists tracked down Findley/Holden in June and published an article thoroughly detailing her background. Per the article, Findley has a long history of running small-time cons and fraud schemes. If she is convicted in this case, she could serve up to 20 years in prison.

It so happens these charges were announced on the 47th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s untimely death at Graceland at the age of 42.

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Harris lays out plans for Child Tax Credit, help for first-time home buyers

Since she became the presumptive 2024 Democratic Presidential nominee, VP Kamala Harris’ campaign has so far been high on enthusiasm but notably light on policy. After her opponent former President Trump laid out his economic plan (which was itself light on specifics) earlier this week, Harris decided to lay out some key points of her own economic agenda. Her plan centers on what she calls an “opportunity economy”, giving middle and low-income earners opportunities to build wealth through home ownership, and by targeting sectors of the economy which have disproportionately burdened working-class people. Some of the specifics in her agenda are:

• $25,000 in down-payment support for first-time home buyers, as well as more generous support for first-generation homebuyers.
• Continuing Biden’s policy of supporting unionization to boost incomes and quality of life, especially in manufacturing sectors.
• Restoring the Child Tax Credit from the American Rescue Plan, as well as a $6000 credit for parents with children “in the first year of life”.
• Restoring the earned-income tax credit.
• Tackling price-gouging and anti-competitive mergers in the food and grocery industry.
• Fighting collusion among landlords and large corporations that keep home and rent prices high.
• Building 3 million new homes to ease a nationwide housing shortage.
• “No Tax on Tips” – a policy which Trump has pointed out was initially one of his proposals.

Harris also set up a contrast between her plan and Trump’s agenda. Trump’s 2017 tax cuts overwhelmingly benefitted the wealthy and corporations at the expense of working-class people. Those tax cuts are due to expire in 2025. Trump has already said that if he wins, he intends to make them permanent.

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