Priscilla Presley told the IRS that she only had $6,000 in jewelry amid her battle with granddaughter Riley Keough over the Elvis estate.
“In reality, Priscilla knew that she owned a multi-million-dollar jewelry collection, and owned collectibles on display and in storage at Graceland worth upwards of $25 million,” according to court documents filed on Friday, October 3, obtained by the National Enquirer.
The documents were filed as part of the lawsuit against Elvis Presley’s ex-wife, 80, by her former business associates, Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko.
According to the papers, Priscilla owed the IRS $655,612 and was attempting to “negotiate down her tax obligations” and “falsely misrepresented” the worth of her jewels.
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This happened “around the same time as Kruse and Fialko were working to finalize the settlement between Priscilla and Riley, at Priscilla’s demand (ultimately resulting in a multi-million-dollar payment that Priscilla needed, and resulting in multi-million-dollar payouts to other family members),” the papers allege.
Kruse and Fialko claim they “pushed to have [Priscilla’s] assets appraised” — including a diamond bracelet and earrings and 1970 Mercedes given to her by Elvis, as well as her wedding dress. “Realizing that Cross-Complainants were actively pushing for her actual assets to be appraised and disclosed to the IRS (and given that Cross-Complainants had already successfully secured a multi-million-dollar settlement for her), Priscilla orchestrated their immediate termination,” the suit alleges.
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Priscilla reportedly received a $1 million lump sum payment from her granddaughter and a $100,000 yearly payment for her role as a special advisor to the trust, per People. According to a separate complaint Kruse and Fialko filed against Priscilla’s son, Navarone Garcia, also got a “seven-figure” piece of the trust, despite not being related to Elvis.)
“This is a clear case of a celebrity using their fame and privilege to silence honest people and avoid accountability,” Kruse’s lawyer, Jordan Matthews of Holtz Matthews LLP, responded in a statement to National Enquirer. “This is entirely unacceptable and, as a matter of integrity, we demand that the truth be heard.”
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