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Mia Ventura’s Trial Suspended Over Mental Health Claims | Venice Beach News
Adva Lavie, aka Mia Ventura, is on hold in court as her defense raises serious concerns about her mental competency—just two weeks after a judge denied her request for mental health treatment instead of jail. Visibly distressed and limping in court, she claimed deportation, abuse, and inability to survive behind bars. Prosecutors allege she used dating apps to lure victims, then robbed, extorted, and stole—including faking her mother’s death and using a stolen credit card during a podcast taping. Facing up to 11 years if convicted and currently held without bond, Lavie remains defiant…
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