Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Lenny Dykstra , a three-time major league All-Star outfielder who played for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies , was charged Monday with multiple counts of allegedly leasing cars using phony businesses and credit information , and with drug possession , the Los Angeles District Attorney 's office announced . At a court hearing Monday , Dykstra was taken into custody and jailed , with bail set at $ 500,000 . According to the complaint , Dykstra , 48 , and two co-defendants -- Robert Hymers , 27 , his accountant and friend ; and Christopher Gavanis , 30 , a friend -- are accused of trying to lease various luxury vehicles from several dealerships by providing fraudulent information and claiming credit through a phony business called Home Free Systems . None of the defendants could be reached for comment Monday , and it could not be determined whether they had retained attorneys . Dykstra 's attorney in a pending federal case told CNN he no longer represents Dykstra , and representatives at the public defenders ' office told CNN none of the three defendants had retailed public defenders . At two dealerships , Dykstra and Hymers allegedly provided information from a man they claimed was a co-signer but who had not authorized his name to be used , the complaint alleges . Leases were not approved at two dealerships and all three men allegedly drove off with three cars at one company without lease approval , said Deputy District Attorney Alex Karkanen , with the office 's Auto Insurance Fraud Division . When Dykstra was first arrested in April , Los Angeles police detectives investigating the case executed a search warrant at his Encino home and allegedly found cocaine and Ecstasy along with Somatropin , a synthetic human growth hormone . Dykstra was charged Monday with five counts of attempted grand theft auto , eight counts of filing false financial statements , four counts of identity theft , three counts of grand theft auto and three counts of possession of a controlled substance . All are felonies . In addition , he is charged with one misdemeanor count each of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and unauthorized possession of a syringe . If convicted , Dykstra could face up to 12 years in state prison . In a separate case , Dykstra was indicted in May on federal bankruptcy fraud charges including obstruction of justice , for allegedly taking more than $ 400,000 in property that should have gone to his creditors , then lying about it under oath , prosecutors claim . In the federal indictment , Dykstra is accused of stealing , hiding and destroying items such as chandeliers , artwork , and sports memorabilia from his repossessed $ 18 million Ventura County mansion . His attorney , Mark Worksman has characterized the federal case as `` a scorched-earth bankruptcy proceeding '' and blamed the auto-related accusations as a `` vendetta '' by former caretakers . Dykstra had remained free on $ 150,000 bond in the federal case .
NEW : Lenny Dykstra is jailed with bail set at $ 500,000 . He played for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies . He and two co - defendants were charged Monday by the Los Angeles District Attorney . Charges include allegedly leasing cars under phony names .