Playboy Model Accused of Committing High-End Crimes

MALIBU—Adva Lavie has modeled for Playboy Magazine and for Penthouse Magazine. Now she is accused by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department of acting as the romantic companion of elderly men who live in Malibu and other parts of Los Angeles County so that she could steal from their homes. According to the Sheriff’s Department, Adva used dating websites and dating apps to contact her intended victims and develop a romantic relationship with them and she has at least ten victims. In addition, she is 5 feet and seven inches. She weighs 104 pounds. Also, she has brown eyes and brown hair and drives both a white Mercedes-Benz sedan and a black Porsche SUV. According to the Sheriff’s Department, she also possesses several other aliases, which include Shana, Mia Ventura, and Shoshana. Furthermore, the host of the podcast “Access Vegas” has claimed that she was a guest on a special election night episode. While the episode was filing, she entered the greenroom and opened the purses belonging to the female members of the panel and stole cash from them along with their credit cards. The investigators are requesting that anyone who has had contact with Adva Lavie to contact them. Contact either Detective Lopez at the Lost Hills Station and the number to call is 818-878-1808. In addition, they can also call Detective Marsh of the Los Angels Police Department by calling 818-374-9500.   By Daniel Diquinzio