Los Angeles influencer accused of robbing people she met online is arrested again

A Los Angeles model and influencer who was charged earlier this year for allegedly burglarizing homes of people she met online was arrested again in Beverly Hills, NBC Los Angeles learned Wednesday.

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Adva Lavie, also known as Mia Ventura, was charged in March with two counts of unauthorized use of personal identifying information; two counts of grand theft; one count of first-degree residential burglary with a person present and one count of first-degree residential burglary.

After pleading not guilty, the 28-year-old was released from custody with an electronic ankle monitor, LA County prosecutors had said.

Then, around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lavie was arrested again by Beverly Hills police on North Cannon Boulevard near Brighton Way in connection with a separate theft allegation in Riverside County.

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Lavie is also in violation of a court order, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department.

She is expected to appear in court on Thursday.

Officials said from 2023 to 2025, Lavie developed relationships through dating apps to steal from wealthy older men and younger women in Westlake Village, West Hollywood, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. She is also accused of posing as a girlfriend and travel companion to steal cash, gold and designer items from her victims’ homes.

She faces up to 11 years and eight months in state prison, if convicted as charged.

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