Stephen Cloobeck
Arrested in L.A.
… After Turning on Eric Swalwell
Published
Billionaire businessman Stephen Cloobeck has been arrested for a felony charge of attempting to prevent or dissuade a victim or witness from testifying … TMZ has learned.
Cloobeck was handcuffed and taken into custody by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies in West Hollywood late Tuesday morning … though he was released a few hours later after making a $300,000 bond. It’s unclear what case Cloobeck’s arrest relates to.
Cloobeck is the CEO of Diamond Resorts International and a prominent Democratic donor who pulled his support for disgraced and now-retired Congressman Eric Swalwell‘s now-suspended campaign for California Governor. The pair are — or at least, were — longtime friends … until Swalwell was accused of sexual assault by several women earlier this year.
Cloobeck publicly cut ties with Swalwell and even kicked him out of his California mansion after the sexual misconduct allegations … and also wants the over $1 million he spent supporting Swalwell back.
Cloobeck himself ran for Governor of California in an effort to succeed Gavin Newsom, before dropping out to support Swalwell in November 2025.
We’ve reached out to Cloobeck for comment … so far, no word back.