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catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 09:00 AM

LOS ANGELES – Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer-turned-boyfriend and a doctor surrendered to face charges that they conspired to provide the Playboy Playmate with thousands of prescription pills before her 2007 fatal overdose. A second doctor also is accused.

Howard K. Stern and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor were released late Thursday after posting $20,000 bond. Charges include conspiracy, unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance and prescribing, administering or dispensing a controlled substance to an addict, authorities said.

Dr. Khristine Eroshevich was expected to surrender Monday. Her attorney, Adam Braun, acknowledged Eroshevich wrote some of the prescriptions using fictitious names for Smith, but it wasn't intended to commit fraud.

"It was done for privacy reasons," Braun told The Associated Press. "She did the best she could under difficult circumstances in the best interest of the patient."

Prosecutors see it differently.

"These individuals repeatedly and excessively furnished thousands of prescription pills to Anna Nicole Smith, often for no legitimate medical purpose," California Attorney General Jerry Brown said in a statement Thursday. His office was expected to release more details about the case at a news conference Friday.

Prosecutors said the doctors gave thousands of prescription drugs — including opiates and sedatives — to Stern, who then gave them to Smith.

Messages left with attorneys for Stern and Kapoor were not returned.

The prescriptions were issued between June 2004 and January 2007, just weeks before her death on Feb. 8, 2007.

Medical examiners have said Eroshevich, a Los Angeles psychiatrist and friend of Smith's, authorized all 11 of the prescription medications found in the Hollywood, Fla., hotel room where the 39-year-old model was found unresponsive shortly before her death.

An arraignment date was not immediately set and prosecutors were unsure how much prison time the three would face if convicted. Stern faces six felony counts and the doctors face seven each.

Braun said Eroshevich began treating Smith in September 2006 when she suffered a nervous breakdown stemming from the death of her 20-year-old son, Daniel Smith, who died of an accidental drug overdose three days after his mother gave birth to a girl.

Eroshevich traveled several times over six months to the Bahamas, where Smith was living with Stern and wrote the prescriptions.

The criminal complaint also alleges Kapoor gave her excessive amounts of sleep aids, opiates, muscle relaxants and methadone-like drugs used to treat addiction, knowing she was an addict. Kapoor saw Smith in the spring of 2006 when she was treated at a Los Angeles County hospital for opiate withdrawal and prenatal care for the pregnancy of her daughter Dannielynn, according to the complaint.

Rumors swirled for weeks after Smith's death, but police cleared those around her of any wrongdoing and medical examiners ruled she died of an accidental overdose.

Documents obtained by the AP after her death showed most of the drugs found in her hotel room were prescribed in Stern's name and none were prescribed in Smith's own name.

The quantity was staggering. More than 600 pills — including about 450 muscle relaxants — were missing from prescriptions that were no more than 5 weeks old. Ultimately, it was a syrup — the powerful sleeping aid chloral hydrate — blamed with tipping the balance in the toxic mix of drugs and causing her death.

Stern, who initially claimed he was the father of Dannielynn, appeared distraught as he spoke last year at a memorial marking the one-year anniversary of Smith's death.

"Few people who knew Anna might not realize how smart she actually was because unless she wanted you to know you didn't know," Stern said.

Stern later gave up custody of Dannielynn after DNA tests proved Smith's ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead was the father.

The little girl has been named the sole heir of her late mother's estate, with Birkhead and Stern as co-trustees. Dannielynn could inherit millions of dollars if the estate wins an ongoing court fight over the oil fortune of Smith's late second husband, J. Howard Marshall.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/...h_drug_charges

MonarC · 03-13-2009, 09:39 AM

Im glad they finally charged someone.

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 12:04 PM

I was wondering when he was going to be charged - I always thought things were fishy with him even when she was still alive. He always did give me the creeps.

MonarC · 03-13-2009, 12:06 PM

I agree, he is very creepy looking.

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 12:08 PM

Do you think he had anything to do with what happened to her son? I wouldn't be surprised if he had been somehow involved.

MonarC · 03-13-2009, 12:16 PM

I hope not. But I believe anything is possible.

Janice · 03-13-2009, 01:18 PM

I've always had a feeling that both Anna and Howard were involved in her son's death, in the sense that they supplied him. I forget now exactly what was in his system, but I remember thinking that it was the same drugs that killed Anna, or some anyway. Had Anna lived, she might have faced charges in his death.

With Anna, I think this was Elvis Presley's death re-visisted. He had a drug problem and was surrounded by Yes Men (including doctors), who had to get him what he wanted. Anna needed her drugs, and they got them for her. I don't think there was any foul play in either Daniel or Anna's death. No murderous intentions. Just stupid people playing with fire, and everyone got burned.

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 01:20 PM

Very true. The people she surrounded herself with didn't seem to have their heads screwed on very tightly, either.

Janice · 03-13-2009, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Very true. The people she surrounded herself with didn't seem to have their heads screwed on very tightly, either.

True, yet I do think that Howard loved Anna, almost too much and in a weird way. I think a lot of Anna's grief over her son's death was because of her guilt. If she supplied him or allowed Howard to supply him, or even knew Daniel was taking his own drugs, that had to be eating her alive inside.

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 01:28 PM

I know - in a way, she died when her son did. Anna really died of a broken heart.

MonarC · 03-14-2009, 09:25 AM

I am really pissed at Howard and these doctors. They of all people should have been the ones to tell Anna "NO! We are not giving you these meds, we are gonna put you in rehad you need help!" Unfortunately it seems on one cared enough to tell her that.

TripperFan · 03-14-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice

True, yet I do think that Howard loved Anna, almost too much and in a weird way. I think a lot of Anna's grief over her son's death was because of her guilt. If she supplied him or allowed Howard to supply him, or even knew Daniel was taking his own drugs, that had to be eating her alive inside.

Funny, but from the moment I heard of her son's death, I knew she wasn't going to live out the year. I had a strong feeling that she felt guilt over it and it had something to do with her drug use. I totally agree that Howard did love her and in order to stay around her felt he had to supply her with drugs - afterall, she ditched Danny Lynn's father when he wanted her to stop the drugs so Howard knew it would be the door for him too.

It's so sad. Makes you wonder what would have happened had he (the photographer - can't remember his name at the moment) been able to get her off the drugs and they stayed together. I think they made a beautiful couple.

Yes, it was another Elvis revisited.

catlover79 · 03-14-2009, 10:27 AM

^ Larry Birkhead - that's Dannielynn's father.

TripperFan · 03-14-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

^ Larry Birkhead - that's Dannielynn's father.

Thank you! I don't know why I went blank - I've always had a bit of a crush on him.

He's also proved to be an excellent father. I'm so glad he got custody of her.

catlover79 · 03-14-2009, 10:33 AM

^ Me, too. His family seems really nice, too.

03-13-2009, 09:00 AM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend, doctors charged LOS ANGELES – Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer-turned-boyfriend and a doctor surrendered to face charges that they conspired to provide the Playboy Playmate with thousands of prescription pills before her 2007 fatal overdose. A second doctor also is accused. Howard K. Stern and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor were released late Thursday after posting $20,000 bond. Charges include conspiracy, unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance and prescribing, administering or dispensing a controlled substance to an addict, authorities said. Dr. Khristine Eroshevich was expected to surrender Monday. Her attorney, Adam Braun, acknowledged Eroshevich wrote some of the prescriptions using fictitious names for Smith, but it wasn't intended to commit fraud. "It was done for privacy reasons," Braun told The Associated Press. "She did the best she could under difficult circumstances in the best interest of the patient." Prosecutors see it differently. "These individuals repeatedly and excessively furnished thousands of prescription pills to Anna Nicole Smith, often for no legitimate medical purpose," California Attorney General Jerry Brown said in a statement Thursday. His office was expected to release more details about the case at a news conference Friday. Prosecutors said the doctors gave thousands of prescription drugs — including opiates and sedatives — to Stern, who then gave them to Smith. Messages left with attorneys for Stern and Kapoor were not returned. The prescriptions were issued between June 2004 and January 2007, just weeks before her death on Feb. 8, 2007. Medical examiners have said Eroshevich, a Los Angeles psychiatrist and friend of Smith's, authorized all 11 of the prescription medications found in the Hollywood, Fla., hotel room where the 39-year-old model was found unresponsive shortly before her death. An arraignment date was not immediately set and prosecutors were unsure how much prison time the three would face if convicted. Stern faces six felony counts and the doctors face seven each. Braun said Eroshevich began treating Smith in September 2006 when she suffered a nervous breakdown stemming from the death of her 20-year-old son, Daniel Smith, who died of an accidental drug overdose three days after his mother gave birth to a girl. Eroshevich traveled several times over six months to the Bahamas, where Smith was living with Stern and wrote the prescriptions. The criminal complaint also alleges Kapoor gave her excessive amounts of sleep aids, opiates, muscle relaxants and methadone-like drugs used to treat addiction, knowing she was an addict. Kapoor saw Smith in the spring of 2006 when she was treated at a Los Angeles County hospital for opiate withdrawal and prenatal care for the pregnancy of her daughter Dannielynn, according to the complaint. Rumors swirled for weeks after Smith's death, but police cleared those around her of any wrongdoing and medical examiners ruled she died of an accidental overdose. Documents obtained by the AP after her death showed most of the drugs found in her hotel room were prescribed in Stern's name and none were prescribed in Smith's own name. The quantity was staggering. More than 600 pills — including about 450 muscle relaxants — were missing from prescriptions that were no more than 5 weeks old. Ultimately, it was a syrup — the powerful sleeping aid chloral hydrate — blamed with tipping the balance in the toxic mix of drugs and causing her death. Stern, who initially claimed he was the father of Dannielynn, appeared distraught as he spoke last year at a memorial marking the one-year anniversary of Smith's death. "Few people who knew Anna might not realize how smart she actually was because unless she wanted you to know you didn't know," Stern said. Stern later gave up custody of Dannielynn after DNA tests proved Smith's ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead was the father. The little girl has been named the sole heir of her late mother's estate, with Birkhead and Stern as co-trustees. Dannielynn could inherit millions of dollars if the estate wins an ongoing court fight over the oil fortune of Smith's late second husband, J. Howard Marshall. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/...h_drug_charges
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03-13-2009, 09:39 AM	#2
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	Im glad they finally charged someone.

03-13-2009, 12:04 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I was wondering when he was going to be charged - I always thought things were fishy with him even when she was still alive. He always did give me the creeps.

03-13-2009, 12:06 PM	#4
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	I agree, he is very creepy looking.

03-13-2009, 12:08 PM	#5
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Do you think he had anything to do with what happened to her son? I wouldn't be surprised if he had been somehow involved.

03-13-2009, 12:16 PM	#6
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	I hope not. But I believe anything is possible.

03-13-2009, 01:18 PM	#7
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I've always had a feeling that both Anna and Howard were involved in her son's death, in the sense that they supplied him. I forget now exactly what was in his system, but I remember thinking that it was the same drugs that killed Anna, or some anyway. Had Anna lived, she might have faced charges in his death. With Anna, I think this was Elvis Presley's death re-visisted. He had a drug problem and was surrounded by Yes Men (including doctors), who had to get him what he wanted. Anna needed her drugs, and they got them for her. I don't think there was any foul play in either Daniel or Anna's death. No murderous intentions. Just stupid people playing with fire, and everyone got burned.

03-13-2009, 01:20 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Very true. The people she surrounded herself with didn't seem to have their heads screwed on very tightly, either.

03-13-2009, 01:28 PM	#10
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I know - in a way, she died when her son did. Anna really died of a broken heart.

03-14-2009, 09:25 AM	#11
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	I am really pissed at Howard and these doctors. They of all people should have been the ones to tell Anna "NO! We are not giving you these meds, we are gonna put you in rehad you need help!" Unfortunately it seems on one cared enough to tell her that.

03-14-2009, 10:27 AM	#13
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ Larry Birkhead - that's Dannielynn's father.

03-14-2009, 10:33 AM	#15
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ Me, too. His family seems really nice, too.