February 2, 2026 – FRESNO, CA – Kyle Matthew Lisman, 29, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty on Monday, January 26, 2026, to wire
fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possessing stolen mail, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
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According to court documents, between January and July 2023, Lisman devised a scheme to steal victim identities to defraud them. In July 2023, he used the name, social security number, and other personal information of another person to fraudulently buy a car at a Bakersfield car dealership. Under the victim’s identity, Lisman purportedly paid $40,000 to purchase the car on the dealership’s website before traveling to the dealership and picking it up. To do this, he presented the dealership with a fake driver’s license created from the victim’s actual driver’s license information but with Lisman’s picture…