NL- Monica is having a wonderful day today 🙂
from http://latimesblogs.latimes.com
Former major league baseball player Lenny Dykstra has been charged with bankruptcy fraud for allegedly selling pieces of his estate, the Department of Justice said Friday afternoon.
Dykstra, who helped the New York Mets win the 1986 World Series and later became a celebrity stock picker and entrepreneur, was charged with one count of embezzling from a bankruptcy estate.
The federal charges came after the Los Angeles Police Department Commercial Crimes Division arrested Dykstra in Encino on Thursday evening on grand theft charges related to the purchase of vehicles.
He was arrested at 8 p.m. by the Forgery Section of the LAPD Commercial Crimes Division, according to police. The LAPD made the arrest following an investigation in which Dykstra was suspected of purchasing vehicles through fraudulent means, police said. He was held on $500,000 bail.
Here are more details from Times staff writer Richard Winton on LA NOW:
U.S. prosecutors Friday charged famed baseball outfielder Lenny Dykstra with bankruptcy fraud.
According to a statement by prosecutors, Dykstra was taken into custody at his Encino home Thursday night. The charge relates to fraud Dykstra allegedly committed involving the sale of items from a Ventura County mansion he owned.
"The federal charges stem from a bankruptcy case that Dykstra filed on July 7, 2009," the statement said. "The criminal case filed in U.S. District Court alleges that Dykstra removed, destroyed and sold property that was part of the bankruptcy estate without the permission of the bankruptcy trustee.
According to prosecutors, "Dykstra admitted in a bankruptcy hearing to having arranged the sale of sports memorabilia and a dresser that were property of the bankruptcy estate; and Dykstra “ripped out” a $50,000 sink from his mansion and took granite from the mansion and installed it in an office he set up at the Camarillo airport after he had filed for bankruptcy protection."
As his baseball career wound down, Dykstra gained success as a businessman, first with a luxury car wash in Corona that the ballplayer dubbed “the Taj Mahal” of car washes. He then expanded the business to other parts of Southern California and in 2007 sold it to investors.
Dykstra also took his head-first style to Wall Street after teaching himself financial analysis and striking up a friendship with CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer, who hired Dykstra to write a stock-picking column for his influential website, TheStreet.com.
I sure am! All I gotta say is HA!
He probably also shoplifted those twizzlers he’s eating.
If he had $1,000 for a hooker then he should have put it towards paying his bills instead and not be out renting girls for the night.
There’s Donkey’s “All American hero” for ya!… a guy convicted of GTA worshipping a guy arrested for purchasing vehicles through fraudulent means.
More Dykstra news from Yahoo (I know Monica is going “Yaaaaaa-hoooooo!”:
Lenny Dykstra charged with bankruptcy crime
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra was arrested for investigation of grand theft, a day after he was charged with a federal bankruptcy crime, authorities said Friday.
Dykstra, 48, was arrested Thursday night by Los Angeles police at his Encino home on suspicion of trying to buy a stolen car, police spokesman Officer Christopher No said. He did not have other details.
Dykstra remained jailed Friday.
His arrest came a day after Dykstra, in an unrelated federal complaint, was charged with embezzling from a bankruptcy estate. He faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted.
Dykstra, who bought a Ventura County mansion once owned by hockey star Wayne Gretzky, filed for bankruptcy in 2009, claiming that he owed more than $31 million and had only $50,000 in assets.
Federal prosecutors contend 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.
The items allegedly ranged from sports memorabilia to a $50,000 sink. At one point, he sold “a truckload of furnishing and fixtures” for cash at a consignment store, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.
It was not immediately clear whether Dykstra had obtained an attorney, U.S. attorney’s office spokesman Thom Mrozek said.
Dykstra spent 12 years in the big leagues and helped the Mets to the World Series championship in 1986. He was a three-time All-Star in the 1990s while with the Phillies. He had the nickname “Nails” and was known for his rowdy behavior on and off the field.
In 2007, the Mitchell Report on steroid use in pro baseball mentioned allegations that Dykstra had used steroids. Dykstra has denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
After retiring, Dykstra had a number of business ventures, including owning a car wash, and wrote a stock-picking column on TheStreet.com, a financial website founded by TV host Jim Cramer.
However, he also was the subject of a number of lawsuits.
In January, his housekeeper alleged that Dykstra forced her to provide sexual favors but he denied the allegations and Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to file criminal charges.
Here’s the latest on Lenny:
Lenny Dykstra charged with bankruptcy crime
Apr 15, 6:19 pm EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra was arrested for investigation of grand theft, a day after he was charged with a federal bankruptcy crime, authorities said Friday.
Dykstra, 48, was arrested Thursday night by Los Angeles police at his Encino home on suspicion of trying to buy a stolen car, police spokesman Officer Christopher No said. He did not have other details.
Dykstra remained jailed Friday.
His arrest came a day after Dykstra, in an unrelated federal complaint, was charged with embezzling from a bankruptcy estate. He faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted.
Dykstra, who bought a Ventura County mansion once owned by hockey star Wayne Gretzky, filed for bankruptcy in 2009, claiming that he owed more than $31 million and had only $50,000 in assets.
Federal prosecutors contend 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.
The items allegedly ranged from sports memorabilia to a $50,000 sink. At one point, he sold “a truckload of furnishing and fixtures” for cash at a consignment store, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.
It was not immediately clear whether Dykstra had obtained an attorney, U.S. attorney’s office spokesman Thom Mrozek said.
Dykstra spent 12 years in the big leagues and helped the Mets to the World Series championship in 1986. He was a three-time All-Star in the 1990s while with the Phillies. He had the nickname “Nails” and was known for his rowdy behavior on and off the field.
In 2007, the Mitchell Report on steroid use in pro baseball mentioned allegations that Dykstra had used steroids. Dykstra has denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
After retiring, Dykstra had a number of business ventures, including owning a car wash, and wrote a stock-picking column on TheStreet.com, a financial website founded by TV host Jim Cramer.
However, he also was the subject of a number of lawsuits.
In January, his housekeeper alleged that Dykstra forced her to provide sexual favors but he denied the allegations and Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to file criminal charges.
hey cindi, i requested you delete the repeat post, don’t you read when it says “delete requested”?
i don’t want to repeat myself
i don’t want to repeat myself