MIAMI.- The actress Priscilla Presley He reported that he was a victim of financial abuse. The information was confirmed by his lawyer, Marty Singer, who filed the lawsuit with authorities, said the 79-year-old woman lost $1 million.
“They manipulated and defrauded an elderly woman during an extremely vulnerable time in her life,” the statement said.
The lawyer said that the person responsible for the theft was Brigitte Kruse, founder of Kruse GWS Auctions, who was in charge of controlling the finances of Elvis Presley’s ex-wife.
The lawsuit alleges that the woman manipulated Presley after gaining her trust and succeeded in “isolating her from the most important people in her life and deceiving her into believing that she would be taken care of personally and financially,” according to the text to which both media outlets had access.
The document also mentions Kevin Fialko, Vahe Sislyan and Lynn Walker Wright.
“They convinced her that all of her former advisers were liars or incompetent and that she was leaving millions of dollars on the table as a result of their mismanagement. By isolating her and immersing themselves in every aspect of her life, the defendants were able to fraudulently induce her to give them power of attorney, control over her family and personal trusts, and control over her bank accounts,” it notes.
Priscilla’s relationship with the accused
The American businesswoman met Kruse through mutual acquaintances. Initially, the relationship was established because the man had a sale of memorabilia of the King of Rock and Roll; however, over time he managed to gain Priscilla’s trust and they started projects together at the end of 2021.
Kruse gained access to Priscilla’s finances when she told him she no longer trusted her advisors. The man then selected who would be her new advisors from then on.
The lawsuit alleges that Kruse and his co-workers misled Priscilla into believing that she was financially unstable. “She would not survive without their ability to exploit his name, image and likeness on her behalf,” the lawsuit said.
“The woman claims that, on Kruse’s advice, she created companies in which her partners received 80% of the income and that she kept minority shares. She also claims that the money obtained from the biographical film Priscilla, The company, run by Sofia Coppola, was misappropriated by this group of advisers. It is also alleged that she was to receive an equity stake in a cosmetics company, but her former business partners accepted an advance payment of $300,000 and deposited the money into bank accounts they controlled. The lawyers also indicate that the defendants withdrew $40,000 from the bank account of Priscilla’s son, Navarone Garcia, without any legitimate reason and did not notify any of the parties about the withdrawal,” the media reported. Nacin.
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They manipulated and defrauded an elderly woman during extremely vulnerable times in her life (including the death of her daughter) in an effort to enrich themselves, the lawsuit claims.