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Priscilla Presley Sues for ‘Abhorrent’ Financial Elder Abuse, Claims Losses Over $1 Million

Elvis's ex-wife Priscilla Presley sues ex-associates over "meticulously planned and abhorrent scheme" that allegedly conned her out of $1 million.

According to the complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles, the defendants, including Florida-based memorabilia auctioneer Brigitte Kruse, forced Presley “into a form of indentured servitude, where [she] was forced to work so that they could receive the lion’s share of any revenue that she was able to earn in the future.” The filing describes Kruse as a “con-artist and pathological liar” who stole more than $1 million from Presley and “fraudulently induced” her into signing contracts that gave the defendants in the lawsuit 80 percent of her income. As Rolling Stone reported last fall, Presley eventually reached a trust settlement with granddaughter Riley Keough that granted her a $1 million lump-sum payment, $100,000 annual salary, and burial rights near Elvis at Graceland. Presley says the defendants gave her a minority share in the companies while awarding themselves the “exclusive license to exploit and profit off of her name, image, and likeness, and to control and receive virtually all of her income from any of her professional ventures, including ones that pre-existed their involvement in her life.”

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