The model accused of working her way into the homes of rich Los Angeles men through dating apps and walking out with their cash and gold is now under investigation for something worse: whether she drugged the billionaire she was engaged to.
A Los Angeles police search warrant reviewed by the Los Angeles Times and reported on Wednesday, September 17, 2026, shows detectives are examining whether Adva Lavie, a Penthouse Pet and OnlyFans model, drugged her onetime fiancé, billionaire Stephen Cloobeck, with ketamine.
Story Snapshot
- Prosecutors say Lavie posed as the girlfriend of numerous men between 2023 and 2025, then stole cash, gold and valuables from homes in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Westlake Village and Los Angeles.
- The LAPD sought a judge’s permission in August to search her phone. The warrant says a detective “had been investigating whether Lavie was drugging her fiancé Steve Cloobeck with ketamine.”
- Cloobeck, a former gubernatorial candidate, was himself arrested in May on four felony witness-tampering counts for allegedly contacting Lavie’s accusers. He pleaded not guilty in August.
- Lavie has pleaded not guilty to burglary and identity charges and denies drugging anyone.
What The Warrant Says
The Times reported that the ketamine inquiry was already underway when detectives asked to search Lavie’s phone. The warrant excerpt names an LAPD investigator who “was familiar with Lavie because he himself had been investigating whether Lavie was drugging her fiancé Steve Cloobeck with ketamine.” No drugging charge has been filed, and no toxicology results have been made public.
Lavie’s lawyers have addressed ketamine in their own filings. In a motion, she said that she tried ketamine for the first time with Cloobeck and that he was the one who introduced her to drugs.
The Billionaire’s Own Arrest
Cloobeck, the Diamond Resorts founder who ran for governor of California, surrendered on a warrant in May and was charged with four felony counts of witness tampering. Prosecutors say he contacted several of the people identified as Lavie’s victims. One accuser told the New York Post about a “vicious call” from Cloobeck that she described as the work of a “bulldog bully.” “These charges are false and we look forward to our day in court,” his attorney Elias Dabaie said. Cloobeck pleaded not guilty on August 7.
The engagement has since ended. Lavie filed diversion papers in June seeking to resolve part of her case outside a trial.
What Comes Next
Both cases are pending in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The ketamine investigation is a lead, not a charge, and prosecutors have not said whether the phone search produced anything. The Times’ report is the first public confirmation that police were looking at the drugging theory at all.
Sources:
nypost.com, latimes.com, latimes.com, latimes.com, nbclosangeles.com
