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Penthouse Pet Adva Lavie at center of wild billionaire drugging probe

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Farr, D. (2026, September 18). Penthouse Pet Adva Lavie at center of wild billionaire drugging probe. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/us-news/penthouse-pet-adva-lavie-investigated-in-ex-fiance-drugging-case/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-18 · by Daniel Farr

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Adva Lavie, a 29-year-old woman facing felony charges for allegedly stealing from wealthy individuals through dating apps, is now under investigation for drugging her former fiancé, billionaire Stephen Cloobeck, with ketamine. The LAPD obtained a warrant in August to search Lavie’s phone after noticing she was out without an ankle monitor during a July visit to a restaurant. Lavie’s alleged crimes include theft and burglary from wealthy targets across multiple states and countries, including a high-profile incident at the Coachella Valley Music Festival where she allegedly stole luxury items worth over $11,000.
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Adva Lavie, 29, is at the center of a police investigation into allegations that she drugged her fiancé Steve Cloobeck with ketamine. Lavie was already facing felony charges for allegedly using dating apps to target wealthy individuals and steal from them. The case gained new attention when the Los Angeles Police Department requested permission in August to search Lavie's phone, after Detective Steve Own of Beverly Hills police noticed her at Azur restaurant without her ankle monitor. According to a warrant affidavit by LAPD Detective Andrea Marsh, Own had been investigating whether Lavie drugged Cloobeck. Clobeck filed a report with the Beverly Hills police regarding these allegations, though details about the circumstances remain unclear.

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Beverly Hills Louis Vuitton Own The Times the Los Angeles Police Department

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Lavie PERSON · 15× Cloobeck PERSON · 5× Beverly Hills GPE · 4× Own PERSON · 3× Louis Vuitton ORG · 2× The Times ORG · 2× Azur ORG · 1× Stephen Cloobeck PERSON · 1× Steve Own PERSON · 1× the Los Angeles Police Department ORG · 1×

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“Own was familiar with Lavie because he himself had been investigating whether Lavie was drugging her fiance Steve Cloobeck with ketamine,” LAPD Detective Andrea Marsh wrote in the warrant affidavit.
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🔮 He 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.
2026-09-18 · New York Post
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Lavie, 29, is already facing felony charges for allegedly using dating apps to get close to wealthy people and steal from them, now investigators are digging into what happened during her relationship with Stephen Cloobeck, 64. uncertain
what → face → Cloobeck
The ketamine probe came to light after the Los Angeles Police Department asked a judge in August for permission to search Lavie’s phone. asserted
Department → come → phone
The warrant says Beverly Hills Detective Steve Own had already been looking into the drugging allegation when he spotted Lavie at Azur, a French Mediterranean restaurant, in July. asserted
he → say → July
Lavie was out on bail at the time and taking selfies inside the restaurant. asserted
Lavie → take → restaurant
Own noticed she apparently was not wearing the ankle monitor she had been ordered to wear. asserted
she → notice → monitor
“Own was familiar with Lavie because he himself had been investigating whether Lavie was drugging her fiance Steve Cloobeck with ketamine,” LAPD Detective Andrea Marsh wrote in the warrant affidavit. asserted
Marsh → investigate → affidavit
Cloobeck had previously filed a report with Beverly Hills police, according to The Times. uncertain
Cloobeck → file → Times
The warrant does not reveal the circumstances behind that report or explain what led detectives to investigate the alleged drugging. asserted
what → reveal → drugging
Lavie’s attorney Jeremy Lessen also declined to comment on the allegation, according to The Times. uncertain
attorney → decline → Times
The latest revelation adds to a growing pile of allegations against Lavie, who also uses the names Mia Ventura, Shoshana and Shana. asserted
who → add → names
She has pleaded not guilty to two counts of grand theft and two counts of first-degree residential burglary. asserted
She → plead → burglary
Prosecutors allege she used dating apps between 2023 and 2025 to target wealthy older men and younger women in Westlake Village, West Hollywood, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. asserted
she → allege → Village
Authorities have also pointed to potential cases involving Lavie in Hermosa Beach, Nevada, Florida, Italy and France. asserted
Authorities → point → Beach
One of the more eye-popping allegations surfaced in July during Coachella weekend. asserted
One → pop → weekend
While out on bail, Lavie allegedly went to the Coachella Valley Music Festival, where Indio police say she stole thousands of dollars worth of luxury goods from a victim. uncertain
she → go → victim
The alleged haul included an $8,600 Rolex, $700 Louis Vuitton sunglasses, a Louis Vuitton card holder and nearly $2,000 in cash. asserted
haul → allege → cash
Police also allege Lavie drove away in the victim’s Cybertruck. asserted
Lavie → allege → Cybertruck
She has not been charged in connection with those allegations. asserted
She → charge → allegations
Her trouble with the ankle monitor eventually led to another arrest after Own spotted Lavie at the restaurant and contacted officials. asserted
Own → lead → officials
Authorities learned that her court-ordered monitor was reporting her location at the nearby Peninsula Hotel, and Lavie was subsequently taken into custody. asserted
Lavie → learn → custody
Her attorneys later sought mental health diversion, but the request was unsuccessful. asserted
request → seek → diversion
During a hearing last month, prosecutors played jailhouse recordings in which they said Lavie bragged about exploiting Cloobeck The former couple’s relationship had already collapsed by then. asserted
relationship → play → Cloobeck
Cloobeck called off their engagement in early June, ending plans for a wedding. asserted
Cloobeck → call → wedding
Lavie also moved out of his $26 million Beverly Hills mansion. asserted
Lavie → move → mansion
Still, a person close to the pair previously told The Post Cloobeck remained friendly with his former fiancee and “still cares about Adva.” asserted
Cloobeck → tell → Adva
Cloobeck has faced his own legal problems. asserted
Cloobeck → face → problems
He 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. uncertain
He → arrest → calls
His attorney has reportedly called those charges false. uncertain
attorney → call → charges
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