Overview
- Criminal proceedings were suspended Wednesday when Lavie’s defense attorney declared doubt about her mental competency, triggering a formal pause while the court orders an evaluation.
- Lavie is charged with six felonies: two counts each of grand theft and unauthorized use of identifying information, plus one count each of first‑degree residential burglary and first‑degree burglary with a person present.
- She remains jailed without bond after a judge found she was a flight risk following alleged violations of bail terms, including removal of a court-ordered GPS monitor and applying for a second passport.
- A competency hearing and psychiatric evaluation are set for Sept. 9 at the Los Angeles County Mental Health Courthouse in Hollywood, and proceedings will resume only after the court rules on her fitness to stand trial.
- The case spans multiple Los Angeles and Riverside County allegations and is linked to a separate prosecution of billionaire Stephen Cloobeck on charges he tried to dissuade witnesses, which has increased public scrutiny and prosecutorial attention.