Apr
15
Lenny Dykstra charged with embezzlement
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Former Major League Baseball player Lenny Dykstra has been charged with embezzling from a bankruptcy estate, according to the Associated Press.
After Dykstra filed for bankruptcy in 2009, the former outfielder for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies hid, sold or destroyed more than $400,000 worth of items from his $18.5 million mansion in Southern California. At the time, Dykstra claimed he owed more than $31 million and had only $50,000 in assets.
Authorities say that he was arrested on Thursday for an unrelated grand theft investigation and remains jailed without bail. He was charged with embezzlement on Wednesday.

