Riley Keough went to court to stop an auction set for Thursday, which she claims was initiated by someone posing as a lender who used forged signatures
Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, Riley Keough, is attempting to stop the court-approved sale of Graceland, the iconic Memphis, Tennessee estate. Keough, a well-known dramatic actor, has filed a claim in Tennessee civil court alleging that the creditor behind the foreclosure used forged signatures
Following the death of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, last year, Keough was given control over Graceland Mansion and much of Elvis’ estate. She claims in the lawsuit that the creditor’s documents for a $3.8 million loan to Graceland trustees, which used a deed of trust on the property as collateral, are fraudulent.
Elvis Presley Enterprises, which manages Graceland and the Elvis Presley Trust’s assets, labeled the sale as a scam in a statement. They confirmed the fraudulence of the claims, asserting that there is no foreclosure sale and that the counter-lawsuit was filed to halt the fraud.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Shelby County Chancery Court, asserts that the loan never occurred, Lisa Marie Presley never signed it, the creditor—identified in the public notice as Naussany Investments and Private Lending LLC—doesn’t exist, and the loan’s notary public did not notarize it. It argues that the scheduled foreclosure sale, set for Thursday, would be “non-judicial” and based on lien paperwork that violates Tennessee law.
Naussany Investments did not respond to a request for comment. Kurt Naussany, named as a defendant for allegedly representing Naussany Investments, stated via email that he left the firm in 2015 and should not be included in the lawsuit.