A Los Angeles model and social media influencer already facing trial on charges that she stole from wealthy older men she met on dating apps is now being held in jail without bail after she was re-arrested this week on a warrant claiming another theft of luxury goods.
Adva Lavie, 29, was arrested by Beverly Hills police Tuesday on the new felony theft warrant, which was filed in Riverside County. When officers made that arrest, they noticed she was without her court-ordered ankle monitor, prompting the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office to file an additional misdemeanor charge alleging she violated the court order requiring the monitor, a spokesperson for the office said.
A judge on Wednesday also ordered her to be held without bail due to the missing GPS ankle monitor, court records show.
Lavie had previously been released on bail — with certain conditions, including the ankle monitor — as she awaited trial on a series of charges that stemmed from several burglaries mostly targeting older rich men she had pursued romantically, according to detectives.
The new warrant that led to her most recent arrest came from an Indio Police Department investigation that alleges Lavie stole from someone at an Airbnb in Indio in 2025, taking more than $10,000 worth of property from the person’s Tesla, according to police spokesperson Sgt. Abe Plata. The theft, he said, was caught on the home’s surveillance footage.
After spending time with Lavie, the victim reported missing a Rolex worth $8,600, Louis Vuitton sunglasses worth about $700 and a Louis Vuitton card holder worth not quite $2,000, Plata said.
This new case will eventually be handled in Riverside County and is unrelated to the ongoing case in L.A. County.
Lavie — who authorities say also goes by the names Mia Ventura, Shoshana and Shana — was facing an upcoming trial for two counts of grand theft and two counts of first-degree residential burglary from incidents in L.A. County. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
An attorney for Lavie did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The L.A. County charges stem from incidents involving five alleged victims, according to investigators, but after the Sheriff’s Department released a bulletin calling for other possible victims to come forward, detectives learned of several additional burglaries possibly linked to Lavie.
In addition to older men she met online, Lavie allegedly stole from younger men and women, as well as businesses, investigators said.
Lavie will appear at a bail hearing Friday.
Times staff writer Summer Lin contributed to this report.
