Bakersfield Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Wire Fraud and ID Theft

FRESNO, Calif. - Kyle Matthew Lisman, 30, of Bakersfield, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston to five years in prison for wire fraud, possessing stolen mail and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

According to court documents, between January and July of 2023, Lisman devised a scheme to steal victim identities to defraud them. He used the name, social security number, and other personal information of another person to fraudulently obtain a car at a Bakersfield car dealership. Under the victim's identity, Lisman 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.

Lisman also fraudulently caused other people's mail to be forwarded to his home by filing and submitting fraudulent change of address forms for the mail recipients. In September 2023, Lisman possessed several credit cards, checks, and debit cards in other people's names. Between May and July 2023, he opened credit and debit cards in other peoples' names and used those cards to withdraw thousands of dollars' worth of cash and purchases. Lisman pleaded guilty on Jan. 26, 2026.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cody S. Chapple prosecuted the case.