May 25, 2013
  • Former Met Lenny Dykstra sentenced to 3 years in California prison

    Lenny Dykstra

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    Former Met Lenny Dykstra on Monday was sentenced to three years in a California state prison after pleading no contest in a grand theft auto case.

    The 49-year-old Dykstra was accused of forging business information in order to get credit to lease high-end automobiles. He initially pleaded no contest in October and had an attempt to withdraw his plea denied on Monday in Los Angeles.

    "Did I do something I'm not proud of? Yes," said Dykstra, who has already earned credit for one year of time served. "Am I a criminal? No."

    But Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Ulfig thought differently.

    "He obviously didn't have the money to get the vehicles," she said. "His conduct was indeed criminal."

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