Overview
- Adva Lavie, who also uses the name Mia Ventura, was ordered to stand trial on six felony counts tied to an alleged scheme that targeted people she met on dating apps.
- Prosecutors say that from 2023 to 2025 she built relationships online, posed as a girlfriend or travel companion, and then stole cash, gold, and designer items from homes in Westlake Village, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Beverly Hills.
- Lavie has pleaded not guilty to two counts of unauthorized use of personal identifying information, two counts of grand theft, and two first‑degree residential burglary charges, including one with a person present.
- She is out of custody with an electronic ankle monitor and a stay‑away order, and her arraignment is set for April 6 at the Van Nuys Courthouse.
- After a sheriff’s bulletin in October seeking additional victims, more than 10 people contacted investigators with reports from multiple jurisdictions, and officials say a conviction on all counts could mean up to 11 years and eight months in state prison.