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Priscilla Presley wins round in elder abuse lawsuit against old business associates

Priscilla Presley has won the first round in an elder abuse lawsuit she filed against her old business associates.On Thursday (April 3), a Los Angeles County judge sided with the former wife of Elvis Presley and ruled that California was the best venue to hear the lawsuit, which claims her ex-associates had conned her out of over $1million.The complaint, filed last July, accused Florida-based memorabilia auctioneer Brigitte Kruse as well as Kevin Fialko, Vahe Sislyan and Lynn Walker Wright of crookedly convincing her to give them power over her and then abusing that control in efforts to steal her money.The case will now proceed with its next hearing in a few weeks.Per Rolling Stone, Judge Mark H. Epstein dismissed the argument by Kruse, Kruse’s husband, and Fialko, who said that Presley’s elder abuse claims against them should be placed on hold while they pursue a separate breach of contract lawsuit against her in Florida.The defendants argued that fighting a lawsuit in California while simultaneously pursuing their previously filed claims against Presley in Florida would be “extraordinarily inconvenient.”Epstein said he considered the argument, “yet another in what seems to be a never-ending series of motions … to move this case out of California and into Florida.” He also rebuffed the claim that Presley signed contracts that agreed to litigate disputes in Florida.“This is not really a contract-based case at its heart; it is a fraud case,” Epstein wrote in his ruling.
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Priscilla Presley wins round in elder abuse lawsuit against old business associates
Priscilla Presley has won the first round in an elder abuse lawsuit she filed against her old business associates.On Thursday (April 3), a Los Angeles County judge sided with the former wife of Elvis Presley and ruled that California was the best venue to hear the lawsuit, which claims her ex-associates had conned her out of over $1million.The complaint, filed last July, accused Florida-based memorabilia auctioneer Brigitte Kruse as well as Kevin Fialko, Vahe Sislyan and Lynn Walker Wright of crookedly convincing her to give them power over her and then abusing that control in efforts to steal her money.The case will now proceed with its next hearing in a few weeks.Per Rolling Stone, Judge Mark H. Epstein dismissed the argument by Kruse, Kruse’s husband, and Fialko, who said that Presley’s elder abuse claims against them should be placed on hold while they pursue a separate breach of contract lawsuit against her in Florida.The defendants argued that fighting a lawsuit in California while simultaneously pursuing their previously filed claims against Presley in Florida would be “extraordinarily inconvenient.”Epstein said he considered the argument, “yet another in what seems to be a never-ending series of motions … to move this case out of California and into Florida.” He also rebuffed the claim that Presley signed contracts that agreed to litigate disputes in Florida.“This is not really a contract-based case at its heart; it is a fraud case,” Epstein wrote in his ruling.
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Sean Kingston breaks down as he, mom found guilty of fraud — tells officials to ‘protect my mother’ as they face decades in prison
guilty of wire fraud charges in a Florida courtroom on Friday, according to a report.The “Beautiful Girls” singer and Janice Turner were convicted of all five charges they faced stemming from their May 2024 arrest where they swindled over a million dollars in money and goods from car dealerships, several banks and a mattress firm.Federal prosecutors allege Kingston and Turner attempted to defraud their victims by using fraudulent documents in exchange for luxury cars, jewelry and other goods.The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, was crying with his hands clasped as the jury read its verdict inside the Fort Lauderdale federal court, WPLG reported.Turner, 62, was accused by the judge of being the “fixer and nerve center” in charge of the scheme as her past convictions for similar crimes painted her as in charge of the scheme.She served a year and a half in prison after pleading guilty to stealing over $160,000 in a bank fraud scheme back in 2006.“Mama Kingston,” as she is known on Instagram, was ordered to be held at the Broward County Jail after the judge considered her to be a flight risk because of her testimony during the trial.Kingston’s defense team described him as a “child” who did not understand finances and would spend the money with no regard.He did not testify during the trial.“Protect my mother,” the rapper cried out as US Marshalls took Turner into custody, the outlet reported.Kingston was placed under house arrest and with bond conditions of a $200,000 surety bond in cash.He also has to put up a relative’s $500,000 house as part of the bond requirement.Kingston remained silent and didn’t answer questions from reporters as he left the courthouse after his conviction.The arrests stemmed
Florida, Spanish pronunciation: is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. The state's capital, Tallahassee, was established as such in 1823 by the second session of the territorial legislature. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive (65,755 sq mi or 170,300 km2), the 3rd-most populous (21,477,737 inhabitants), and the 8th-most densely populated (384.3/sq mi or 148.4/km2) of the U.S. states.
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