BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday, Jan. 26, that a 29-year-old Bakersfield man pleaded not guilty to aggravated identity theft and possessing stolen mail in incidents starting in 2023.
Per court documents, between January and July 2023, Kyle Matthew Lisman allegedly devised a scheme to steal victims’ identities to defraud them.
Prosecutors stated in July 2023 that he used the name, Social Security number, and other personal information of another person to fraudulently purchase a car at a Bakersfield car dealership. He allegedly paid $40,000 to purchase the car on the dealership’s website before traveling to the dealership to pick it up. He later presented a fake driver’s license to the dealership to complete the purchase.
Lisman allegedly created the fake driver’s license from the victim’s state-authorized ID, but with his own photo.
He also allegedly caused other victims’ mail to be forwarded to his address by filing and submitting fraudulent change of address forms for the mail recipients.
Between May and July 2023, he allegedly opened credit and debit cards in other people’s names and used those cards to withdraw thousands of dollars’ worth of cash and make purchases.
In September 2023, Lisman was accused of possessing several credit cards, checks, and debit cards in other people’s names.
Lisman is set to be sentenced on April 20, 2026. He faces a minimum sentence of two years in prison, a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account several variables.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service conducted the investigation.