By TMZ | Created at 2026-10-13 03:58:48 | Updated at 2026-10-13 07:30:57
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'Big Brother' Amber Siyavus Legal Troubles Come to Light After Death
Published October 12, 2026 5:00 PM PDT
"Big Brother" alum Amber Siyavus had a string of legal troubles in the years before her death ... including felony convictions for forgery and a wild run-in with police.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Amber pleaded guilty in 2020 to attempting to resist an officer with a dangerous weapon after prosecutors claimed she tried to drive away while a Henderson, Nevada cop was partially inside her vehicle.
Amber, who competed on Season 8 of the reality TV show, received a suspended prison sentence of 19 to 48 months and up to 4 years of probation ... along with orders to undergo substance abuse and mental health evaluations.
And that wasn't her only legal headache ... Amber also pleaded guilty to felony forgery in September 2020 over Western Union money orders, earning another suspended prison sentence and up to 2 years of probation.
By 2023, she was no longer under court supervision for any of the offenses.
As TMZ previously reported ... Amber died Friday in Nevada at 46. Her cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
Fans of the CBS reality show will remember her from the 2007 season, where her frequent crying earned her the nickname "Whamber."
Sadly, Amber also suffered an unimaginable family tragedy in 2018, when her 18-year-old daughter Lexi Tomcavage died in Ohio in what was investigated as an apparent suicide.
