Ex-Met and financial adviser Dykstra off to the hoosegow

Lenny Dykstra, a former player for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, last week was sentenced to three years in a California state prison for grand theft auto, said a spokeswoman for the district attorney in Los Angeles.

Mr. Dykstra, who became a financial adviser after his baseball career, pleaded “no contest” to criminal charges in October after being accused of trying to lease cars using phony business cards and credit information, and of drug possession. Although a no-contest plea is technically not an admission of guilt, it is equivalent to a guilty plea as far as possible punishment is concerned.

In May, Mr. Dykstra was charged by federal prosecutors with looting his mansion in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and stealing or destroying more than $400,000 worth of property. Prosecutors said that he removed, destroyed and sold property from the $18.5 million mansion after filing for bankruptcy in 2009 in California.

Mr. Dykstra shipped chandeliers, mirrors, artwork and other items from the mansion to a consignment store, according to court filings.

He pleaded not guilty to those charges in June.

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