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LOS ANGELES - Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra was charged with multiple felonies, including grand theft auto and drug possession, on Monday.

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According to the indictment, submitted in Los Angeles County superior court, Dykstra is charged with eight counts of making false financial statements, five counts of attempted grand theft auto, four counts of identity theft, three counts of grand theft auto, and three counts of possession of a controlled substance.

All of those counts are felonies.

Dykstra, 48, was also charged with a misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor count of unauthorized possession of a hypodermic needle.

Most of the counts center around alleged attempts to obtain luxury automobiles.

According to the Los Angeles Times, prosecutors allege Dykstra and two co- defendants -- Robert Hymers, his accountant, and friend Christopher Gavanis -- attempted to lease cars in January by using fraudulent personal information and a fake business to claim credit.

Dykstra and Hymers were not approved for leases at two dealerships after allegedly using the identity of a man they said was a co-signer, the paper reported.

But prosecutors told the paper Dykstra, Hymers and Gavanis did allegedly drive off in three cars at one dealership after using fraudulent information.

Dykstra is charged with felony possession of cocaine and Ecstasy, and misdemeanor possession of Somatropin -- synthetic human growth hormone. Police allegedly found them April 14 while carrying out a search warrant of his home, the Times reported.

Dykstra spent 12 seasons in the major leagues (1985-96) with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. He helped the Mets win the World Series in 1986 and led the Phillies to the National League pennant in 1993, when he finished second in MVP voting.

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At a court hearing Monday, Dykstra was taken into custody and jailed, with bail set at $500,000.

According to the complaint, Dykstra, 48, and two co-defendants -- Robert Hymers, 27, his accountant and friend; and Christopher Gavanis, 30, a friend -- are accused of trying to lease various luxury vehicles from several dealerships by providing fraudulent information and claiming credit through a phony business called Home Free Systems.
None of the defendants could be reached for comment Monday, and it could not be determined whether they had retained attorneys. Dykstra's attorney in a pending federal case told CNN he no longer represents Dykstra, and representatives at the public defenders' office told CNN none of the three defendants had retailed public defenders.
At two dealerships, Dykstra and Hymers allegedly provided information from a man they claimed was a co-signer but who had not authorized his name to be used, the complaint alleges. Leases were not approved at two dealerships and all three men allegedly drove off with three cars at one company without lease approval, said Deputy District Attorney Alex Karkanen, with the office's Auto Insurance Fraud Division.


When Dykstra was first arrested in April, Los Angeles police detectives investigating the case executed a search warrant at his Encino home and allegedly found cocaine and Ecstasy along with Somatropin, a synthetic human growth hormone.
Dykstra was charged Monday with five counts of attempted grand theft auto, eight counts of filing false financial statements, four counts of identity theft, three counts of grand theft auto and three counts of possession of a controlled substance. All are felonies.


In addition, he is charged with one misdemeanor count each of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and unauthorized possession of a syringe.


If convicted, Dykstra could face up to 12 years in state prison.


In a separate case, Dykstra was indicted in May on federal bankruptcy fraud charges including obstruction of justice, for allegedly taking more than $400,000 in property that should have gone to his creditors, then lying about it under oath, prosecutors claim.
In the federal indictment, Dykstra is accused of stealing, hiding and destroying items such as chandeliers, artwork, and sports memorabilia from his repossessed $18 million Ventura County mansion. His attorney, Mark Worksman has characterized the federal case as "a scorched-earth bankruptcy proceeding" and blamed the auto-related accusations as a "vendetta" by former caretakers.




Dykstra had remained free on $150,000 bond in the federal case.




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He's a train wreck, he was always a train wreck, when I worked for PCH in Port Washington in Long Island, he and about another half dozen Mets(Mex, Doug Sisk, Straw and others) used to close down Finn McCools on the Blvd. there.

First hand accounts were 'Nails would make multiple trips to the mens room with Keith, let's just say it wasn't to pee or have man relations.
 

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out here in so cal no better...gambled heavy used car washes to siphon off cash ,,,,,,he got deeper and deeper(other busnisses)........he has been in complete denial the last 4-5 years or so.....surprised this didnt happen earlier
 

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[h=1]Lenny Dykstra released from prison[/h]<cite class="byline vcard">The Associated Press – <abbr class="updated" title="2013-06-21T21:25:37Z">1 hour 59 minutes ago</abbr></cite>







<!-- START article --><center><!-- APT Vendor: Desktop Interactive --><!--QYZ 1796909051,3560764551,98.139.230.51;;SKY;2146233434;1;--><noscript><img width=1 height=1 alt="" src="http://csc.beap.bc.yahoo.com/yi?bv=1.0.0&bs=(136gi6dnf(gid$89isYQrHgj8_kP7hUcTgJgDSQcf3ZlHE4O0AAaYR,st$1371857133111604,si$4457551,sp$2146233434,pv$0,v$2.0))&t=J_3-D_3&al=(as$12r8dumgh,aid$EBjV0WKL4I4-,bi$1796909051,cr$3560764551,ct$25,at$H,eob$-1)"></noscript>LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra has been released from a California prison after serving time for bankruptcy fraud.</center>

Dykstra, 50, who had a 12-year career with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, was freed, according to federal Bureau of Prisons records, but no other details were available. A message left for his attorney Christopher Dybwad was not immediately returned Friday.
Dykstra was sentenced in December to 6 1/2 months in prison for hiding baseball gloves and other heirlooms from his playing days that were supposed to be part of his bankruptcy filing. He already had served seven months in custody awaiting sentencing.
The prison term ran concurrently with a three-year sentence for pleading no contest to grand theft auto and providing a false financial statement.
Dykstra, who bought a mansion once owned by hockey star Wayne Gretzky, filed for bankruptcy four years ago, claiming he owed more than $31 million and had only $50,000 in assets.
After the filing, Dykstra hid, sold or destroyed at least $200,000 worth of items without the permission of a bankruptcy trustee, prosecutors said.
He pleaded guilty last summer to one count each of bankruptcy fraud, concealment of assets and money laundering.
Dykstra is now on three years' probation and must complete 500 hours of community service, participate in a substance abuse treatment program and pay $200,000 in restitution.
 

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