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.

Lisman also caused other peoples’ 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 peoples’ 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.

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

Lisman is scheduled to be sentenced on April 20, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. Lisman faces a statutorily required 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 a number of variables.

Source: DOJ Release