"Billionaire and former California gubernatorial candidate Stephen Cloobeck was arrested and released Tuesday in West Hollywood, authorities said. Cloobeck turned himself in at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department station "on an outstanding felony warrant for alleged violation of dissuading or intimidating a witness or victim of a crime," the law enforcement agency said Wednesday in a statement provided to ABC7."
""This investigation is being conducted by the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station and the Los Angeles Police Department in connection with the Adva Lavie investigation," the statement said. No additional details about the probe were immediately provided. Cloobeck was released the same day after posting $300,000, according to the sheriff's department."
"Lavie, a Los Angeles model accused of meeting men online and burglarizing their homes, in March was ordered to stand trial on on six felony charges, prosecutors said. Lavie, also known as Mia Ventura, was held to answer on two counts of unauthorized use of personal identifying information, two counts of grand theft, one count of first-degree residential burglary with person present and one count of first-degree residential burglary."
"She previously pleaded not guilty to all charges."
Stephen Cloobeck was arrested in West Hollywood after turning himself in at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department station on an outstanding felony warrant. The warrant alleged violation of dissuading or intimidating a witness or victim of a crime. Authorities said the investigation involved the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station and the Los Angeles Police Department in connection with the Adva Lavie investigation. Cloobeck was released the same day after posting $300,000. Adva Lavie, also known as Mia Ventura, is accused of meeting men online and burglarizing their homes. She was ordered to stand trial on six felony charges, including unauthorized use of personal identifying information, grand theft, and first-degree residential burglary with person present. She previously pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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