Lenny Dykstra sentenced to 3 years; grand theft auto

[Auggie]

AP /3-5-2012

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. -- Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra was sentenced Monday to three years in state prison in a grand theft auto case.

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Prosecutors said Dykstra and two co-defendants tried to lease and then sell high-end cars from several car dealerships by claiming credit through a phony business. His accountant, Robert Hymers, pleaded no contest to one count of identity theft, while Christopher Gavanis pleaded no contest to one count of filing a false financial statement. They are both awaiting sentencing.

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Dykstra, who bought a mansion once owned by hockey star Wayne Gretzky, filed for bankruptcy three years ago, claiming he owed more than $31 million and had only $50,000 in assets. Federal prosecutors said that after filing, Dykstra hid, sold or destroyed more than $400,000 worth of items from the $18.5 million mansion without permission of a bankruptcy trustee.

STORY (worth reading): http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7648923/former-new-york-met-lenny-dykstra-sentenced-3-years-prison

And then there's this: Dykstra has plead not guilty to indecent exposure charges for (allegedly) exposing himself to women he met on Craigslist.

[El Supremo]

1. I was reading Wikipedia about him....

and he might be the most repulsive baseball player since Ty Cobb.

[marmar]

2. I just read his Wikipedia entry.....

..... good grief what an asshole.

[Auggie]

3. Me too

though in a admittedly weak defense of Dysktra, he doesn't appear to be the racist Cobb was.

[joeybee12]

4. He appeared on FOx Noise business programs...

Enough to get the chair, IMHO

[KamaAina]

5. What's that bird's nest on top of his head?

And will they let him keep it in the joint?

[madinmaryland]

6. Dude! The bird is in his mouth. Dinner??

[hughee99]

7. What's the over/under on the number of days in jail before someone

makes a "clever" joke about his nickname "nails".

[Broderick]

8. more than a little messed up

reading wiki. wow.