Lenny Dykstra Faces Federal Fraud Charges

Former All-Star player and current Riverside County resident Lenny Kyle Dykstra was named in a 13-count indictment returned Friday afternoon.

The indictment accused Dykstra, 48, of Murietta, of one count of bankruptcy fraud, one count of obstruction of justice, four counts of concealing property from the bankruptcy estate, three counts of embezzlement from the bankruptcy estate, and four counts of making false declarations to the Bankruptcy Court.

Read: Indictment of Lenny Dykstra

The indictment is the result of conduct Dykstra allegedly engaged in after filing a bankruptcy case on July 7, 2009, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The indictment alleges that after filing the bankruptcy protection, Dykstra looted his Sherwood Estates mansion, lied about who stripped the mansion, and denied receiving money for having sold items that were owned by the Bankruptcy Estate.

According to court documents, an attorney hired by the bankruptcy trustee estimates that Dykstra stole and destroyed more than $400,000 worth of property in the estate.

If convicted Dykstra could be sentenced to as many as 80 years in federal prison.