A flashy sports activities betting influencer — identified for his Birkin bag collections and mansions — was slapped with an arrest warrant from a Las Vegas decide Thursday after he no-showed a civil court docket continuing, based on court docket data.
District Choose Joe Hardy ordered David Oancea, often called “Vegas Dave,” to be arrested on a no-bail bench warrant for noncompliance with a contempt order.
The massive baller influencer with greater than 9 million Instagram followers had a contempt order issued towards him in July, stemming from a civil case introduced by Mexican trip rental firm Cabo Platinum.
His attorneys appeared in court docket on Thursday with out him however had no reply for his whereabouts. One in every of his attorneys, Alex LeVeque, mentioned Oancea was conscious of the contempt order. LeVeque added that he was undecided when Oancea could be obtainable for a court docket continuing concerning his troubles with Cabo Platinum.
The corporate sued him in 2024, alleging he disrupted bookings for a number of luxurious properties by blocking visitor entry and interfering with confirmed reservations. District Choose Timothy Williams dominated in favor of Cabo Platinum in July of final 12 months, ordering him to pay an enormous $30.2 million judgment and banning him from disrupting any future leases.
He didn’t pay the judgment, based on court docket data, and a decide focused particular property owned by the influencer. Oancea was ordered to give up three Mexican properties, $375,000 in cryptocurrency, a Richard Mille watch, and several other Hermès Birkin luggage.
Oancea ignored the order and didn’t comply inside two weeks, resulting in a six-day evidentiary listening to. He claimed he not owned the posh items or the properties.
After the listening to, District Choose Tara Newberry declared his testimony to be unfaithful, “inconsistent,” and “evasive.”
“This court docket finds that Mr. Oancea was not a reputable witness,” she wrote in her order.
She then introduced “Vegas Dave” with two choices: both flip over the property and properties, or be jailed till he did so. Newberry then moreover awarded Cabo Platinum almost $294,000 in attorneys’ charges and $17,000 in prices and mentioned Oancea’s incapability to conform was “self-created, strategic, and the results of voluntary acts to keep away from compliance.”
An legal professional with Cabo Platinum mentioned Oancea had not taken both choice introduced to him. Oancea legal professional LeVeque mentioned he was not in possession of any of the required property.
“Vegas Dave” had been scheduled to give up himself on Aug. 6, however a decide delayed the date to accommodate an emergency keep petition to the Nevada Supreme Court docket from Oancea’s authorized crew.
A discover of enchantment was filed within the case on Friday, based on the newest court docket submitting.
“Vegas Dave” discovered fame in 2020 together with his braggadocious sports activities playing movies touting his experience and insider info on lesser-known “sports activities” like curling, checkers, Russian badminton, UNO and hula hoop contests.
“Let’s f–king go. Overlook about March Insanity, overlook about the NBA, overlook about baseball being delayed for a few weeks. I’ve obtained the curling whale play of the day,” Oancea mentioned. “I’ve been finding out curling all f–king day. Additionally the $99 badminton bundle, $99 cricket bundle.”
The California Put up reached out to “Vegas Dave” for remark.
