Exclusive | Stephen Cloobecks penthouse pet flees courthouse after passport is seized

Adva Lavie — the penthouse pet engaged to billionaire Stephen Cloobeck accused of targeting wealthy older men — bolted from court after a judge ordered her to surrender her Israeli passport.Lavie sprinted away from the Van Nuys courthouse dressed in designer duds Monday after a rough morning in the courtroom.The aspiring model refused to speak with The California Post on her hurried exit.During Lavie’s hearing, investigators revealed she obtained an Israeli Passport on March 25 — a violation of her bail conditions after her arrest.

Lavie clutched a prayer book during the hearing. Detectives revealed they had a recording of a member of the Israeli Consulate saying they had issued Lavie the passport.Additionally, the electronic ankle monitor worn by Lavie placed the penthouse pet at the consulate March 25th.Prosecutors asked for Lavie’s bail be raised to $1 million and her passport immediately surrendered calling her a “flight risk”.  Lavie’s attorney, Jeffrey Rubenstein, said she had obtained the passport “to get married.”  Lavie was originally going to marry billionaire Cloobeck on June 18th in Jerusalem.The judge did not raise bail, but place additional restrictions on Lavie’s movement — ordering her to stay away from airports, the Israeli Consulate and only allowing her to leave LA County with permission.A visibly irritated Lavie blurted out she didn’t what “the county is” to which her attorney replied “shhh, we’ll explain it to you.”When the judge asked if she understood the order, the model replied, “I understand everything you say.

I will follow.”The judge warned that if Lavie violated the rules, they’d set “bail so high, no one will be able to bail you out.”He also asked whether Lavie needed a Hebrew interpreter after Rubinstein argued she may have been confused about the passport issue because “English is her second language,” despite understanding it fluently.Both sides agreed to move forward with an i...