A Los Angeles Superior Court judge announced Friday that social media influencer Adva Lavie has been found competent to stand trial on criminal charges alleging she seduced and stole from wealthy suitors across Los Angeles County.
Judge Maria Cavalluzzi stated that psychiatrist Dr. Phani Tumu determined the OnlyFans model and influencer to be “presently competent,” clearing the way for criminal proceedings to resume at the Van Nuys courthouse. This decision follows more than a month of delays in the case. Lavie, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges, was not present in the Hollywood court for Friday's announcement. Her attorneys, who had previously argued she was not competent, agreed with the finding given the time elapsed.
Lavie, 29, also known by the names Mia Ventura, Shoshana, and Shana, has been held in the Los Angeles County Jail since July. Her arrest occurred when she was spotted at a Beverly Hills restaurant without her court-assigned ankle monitor. Prosecutors have charged her with two counts of grand theft and two counts of first-degree residential burglary, stemming from alleged incidents between 2023 and 2025 within L.A. County.
According to charging documents, Lavie is accused of using dating apps to target and steal from wealthy older men and younger women in various Southern California locales, including Westlake Village, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Beverly Hills.
Further details emerged from a search warrant obtained by The Times, which revealed the influencer was also under investigation for allegedly drugging her one-time billionaire fiancé, Steve Cloobeck, with ketamine. The Los Angeles Police Department sought the warrant in August to search her phone. In the warrant request, LAPD Det. Andrea Marsh noted that Beverly Hills police detective Steve Own had seen Lavie in July taking selfies at the French Mediterranean restaurant Azur while out on bail, and she did not appear to be wearing her ankle monitor. Detective Own, according to the warrant, "was familiar with Lavie because he himself had been investigating whether Lavie was drugging her fiancé Steve Cloobeck with ketamine.” Cloobeck, 64, a well-known figure in Democratic politics and a former California gubernatorial candidate, had already filed a report with Beverly Hills police. Lavie’s criminal attorney, Jeremy Lessen, has declined to comment on the drugging allegation.
The LAPD warrant also shed light on other alleged activities while Lavie was out on bail. Indio police reportedly believe she stole an $8,600 Rolex watch, $700 Louis Vuitton sunglasses, a $700 Louis Vuitton card holder, and nearly $2,000 in cash during a trip to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. She is also accused of driving off in the victim’s Cybertruck during that same trip.
When the Beverly Hills detective observed Lavie at the restaurant without her monitor, the warrant states he contacted officials who confirmed her ankle monitor’s location was at the nearby Peninsula Hotel, not at the restaurant. She was subsequently taken into custody. After her arrest, Lavie’s attorneys unsuccessfully sought a mental health diversion for her case. During a hearing last month regarding that request, prosecutors brought up jailhouse recordings in which Lavie reportedly bragged about exploiting Cloobeck.
Adding another layer to the situation, Cloobeck himself was arrested in May and charged with three counts of attempting to dissuade a witness from testifying and one count of harassment for making annoying phone calls, according to a criminal complaint. The name of the witness in those allegations has not been disclosed. Cloobeck’s attorney has maintained that these charges are false. A spokesman for the billionaire declined to comment on the Beverly Hills drug investigation.
With the judge's latest ruling, Lavie's criminal proceedings are now expected to continue in Van Nuys.