Israeli Influencer Adva Lavie Accused Of Drugging Billionaire Fiancé Stephen Cloobeck With Ketamine

Israeli influencer Adva Lavie is under investigation over an allegation that she drugged her former fiancé, billionaire businessman Stephen Cloobeck, with ketamine, according to a Los Angeles Police Department search-warrant affidavit.

The allegation is not a criminal charge against Lavie. She is separately facing six felony counts in Los Angeles County over allegations that she used dating apps and relationships with wealthy people to gain access to victims and steal cash and luxury property.

The ketamine inquiry became public after the LAPD sought a warrant in August to search Lavie's phone. The affidavit said Beverly Hills Police Detective Steve Own had been investigating whether Lavie was drugging Cloobeck with ketamine.

Lavie, 29, has pleaded not guilty to the existing charges. The warrant does not establish that ketamine was administered, that Cloobeck was incapacitated or that Lavie was responsible.

What the Warrant Says

According to the affidavit by LAPD Detective Andrea Marsh, Own recognised Lavie while she was taking selfies at Azur, a French Mediterranean restaurant, in July. She appeared not to be wearing the electronic ankle monitor required as a condition of her release.

Own contacted officials, who determined that the monitor was reporting a location at the nearby Peninsula Hotel rather than the restaurant. Lavie was then taken into custody.

The warrant sought to examine her phone for evidence connected to the existing theft investigation and the separate inquiry into whether Cloobeck had been drugged with ketamine.

A search warrant is an investigative document. Its allegations are to establish probable cause for a search and are not findings that the alleged conduct occurred.

Lavie Faces Separate Felony Charges

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says Lavie was charged with six felonies: two counts of unauthorised use of personal identifying information, two counts of grand theft, one count of first-degree residential burglary and one count of first-degree residential burglary with a person present.

Prosecutors allege that between 2023 and 2025, Lavie used dating apps and cultivated relationships with wealthy older men and younger women before gaining access to their homes and allegedly stealing cash, gold and designer goods.

Lavie has pleaded not guilty to those charges. Criminal proceedings were suspended on 26 August after her attorney declared a doubt about her competency to stand trial. That proceeding concerns her ability to understand the case and assist her lawyers; it does not determine whether she committed the alleged offences.

Cloobeck Filed a Police Report

Cloobeck, 64, reportedly filed a report with the Beverly Hills Police Department that led to the investigation into the alleged ketamine drugging, according to a source cited by the Los Angeles Times.

The details of that report have not been disclosed. Beverly Hills police declined to discuss the investigation, while Lavie's criminal attorney said he could not comment on the drugging allegation.

Cloobeck and Lavie had been engaged before their relationship ended in 2026. The former couple are now involved in separate criminal proceedings and investigations.

Cloobeck Faces His Own Charges

Cloobeck was arrested in May and charged with three felony counts of attempting to dissuade witnesses from testifying and one misdemeanor count involving allegedly annoying telephone calls, according to a criminal complaint.

Prosecutors allege he attempted to interfere with witnesses in Lavie's criminal case. His attorney has called the charges false.

Cloobeck pleaded not guilty on 7 August and remains free on $300,000 (£224,000) bond, according to the Los Angeles Times. His case is separate from the Beverly Hills investigation into the alleged drugging.

What the Warrant Does Not Establish

The warrant indicates that investigators believed Lavie's phone could contain evidence relevant to the ketamine inquiry. It does not say whether the search produced evidence supporting a future criminal charge.

For now, the public record establishes that Beverly Hills police were investigating whether Lavie drugged Cloobeck with ketamine and that the allegation was referenced in an LAPD search-warrant affidavit. It does not establish that a drugging occurred or that Lavie committed it.

Lavie remains presumed innocent of the charges against her, while Cloobeck is likewise presumed innocent of the allegations in his separate criminal case.