{"id":3954,"date":"2026-04-05T20:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:17:48","slug":"penthouse-pet-adva-lavie-was-caught-with-200k-gold-and-a-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3954","title":{"rendered":"Penthouse Pet Adva Lavie was caught with $200K, gold and a gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Penthouse Pet accused of shaking down old men for money was found with over $200,000 in cash, multiple gold coins and bars, and a firearm when cops finally caught up with her, the California Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Police raided Adva Lavie\u2019s apartment with a search warrant on Holt Ave in Los Angeles in May 2025. They came across the cash and gold locked in two safes, along with at least 40 items of clothing she was accused of stealing, Detective Andrea March said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Former Penthouse Pet Adva Lavie poses on the red carpet at a Christmas charity toy drive in 2023. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The model, who also went by the name Mia Ventura, blows a kiss to her social media followers. <span class=\"credit\">Jam Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The clothing and 20 pairs of shoes found in Lavie\u2019s lair are believed to belong to Elizabeth Craine, who was storing them in her 80-year-old father Michael Crain\u2019s Beverly Hills mansion at the time he was dating the Penthouse Pet.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Craine and his daughter discovered $100,000 worth of clothes and handbags had gone missing from the closets \u2014 including Elizabeth Craine\u2019s wedding dress, he testified.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>When she checked Lavie\u2019s Instagram account, Elizabeth Craine allegedly noticed the model wearing a \u201cvery distinct, hard to get\u201d zebra-print dress that had vanished from her wardrobe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lavie is accused of stealing $100,000 worth of clothes and handbags from her Beverly Hills date.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police found over $200,000 in cash and gold plus a gun in Lavie\u2019s apartment. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Queen Mia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosecutors allege between 2023 and 2025 Lavie used dating apps to cultivate relationships with wealthy older men and younger women across Los Angeles County, including in Beverly Hills and WeHo.<\/p>\n<p>Police also allegedly Lavie was shaking down her victims for money in the explosive court documents.<\/p>\n<p>Alireza Salehpour met Lavie at an art festival in Miami and later the two had dinner together in Los Angeles. The next day Lavie sent an Apple Pay request\u00a0for a $50 Uber fare, and $100 for time spent together at the restaurant, according to testimony.<\/p>\n<p>When Salehpour refused to send money, Lavie posted a pic of him on her Instagram account with the vicious message \u201cugly, cheap, or broke\u201d and texted that if he didn\u2019t send the $50, she wouldn\u2019t take it down, the documents say.<\/p>\n<p>Salehpour paid it according to the detective.<\/p>\n<p>A Hermosa Beach man, Scott Thurman, who met Lavie on Tinder also found fraudulent charges on his credit cards, including hundreds spent on cosmetics and Southwest Airline tickets, police testified.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lavie allegedly used sugar daddy websites to meet wealthy men. <span class=\"credit\">Jam Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Thurman threatened to file a lawsuit against Lavie, Thurman told police she accused him of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>In court, her attorney Louis Shapiro read a text Lavie wrote to Thurman: \u201cI will never forget the night I was crying and told you I wanted to leave and you grabbed me and lifted me onto the bed in the bedroom and f**ked me while I was crying with tears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll I asked was forgiveness from you.\u201d Thurman responded, according to Shapiro.<\/p>\n<p>Another alleged victim, Eden Lynn Strelioff, was a guest on the Las Vegas podcast \u201cAccess Las Vegas\u201d on election night in 2025 and recalled leaving her purse in the green room, police said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Someone named Mia Ventura, Lavie\u2019s alias, was also on the podcast that night. Strelioff later found she was missing two credit cards and $500 from her purse, according to testimony.<\/p>\n<p>Two charges on one of the stolen cards totaling $900 were made at the posh Farr\u00e9 Salon in Beverly Hills later that month by Lavie, the court papers said.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged honeytrapper is set to be arraigned Monday on six felony charges, including two counts of grand theft, two counts of burglary and two counts of unauthorized use of personal identifying information.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has learned Lavie is engaged to billionaire Stephen Cloobeck who\u2019s burned more than $1 million on representative Eric Swalwell\u2019s run for California governor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Timeshare mogul Stephen Cloobeck and a woman named Shoshana, aka Adva Lavie, shared an image of his \u201csave the date\u201d announcement for their upcoming wedding. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Stephen Cloobeck<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cloobeck shared a clip of his proposal to Lavie to his Instagram account. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@stephenjcloobeck<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple are planning to get married on June 18 near the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Cloobeck told The Post via a text message.<\/p>\n<p>Lavie is not allowed to leave California under the terms of her house arrest and electronic monitoring. Cloobeck is paying for Lavie\u2019s attorney fees, The Post learned.<\/p>\n<p>Cloobeck said his fianc\u00e9e was involved in the dark underbelly of Los Angeles society, where rich men pay hundreds of dollars to women to join them for dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The expectation is at least one of the women will then go home with one of the man. \u201cThese predators think they get something for it,\u201d Cloobeck said. \u201cIt\u2019s gross, it\u2019s disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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