Howard K. Stern Arrested; Investigation Into Anna Nicole Smith's Death Continues
Breaking news out of California...former lawyer/boyfriend/leech of Anna Nicole Smith, Howard K. Stern, has been arrested and charged in conjunction with an ongoing investigation into the shady causes of Anna Nicole's death:
Stern and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich are being charged with a total of eight felonies.According to the L.A. County D.A., the conspiracy counts allege the three defendants conspired to furnish controlled substances to Smith between July, 2004 and January 2007.
Stern and Kapoor were charged with one count of unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance. Eroshevich and Stern were charged with unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance between June 2004 and January 2007.
Kapoor and Eroshevich were each charged with obtaining a prescription for opiates by "fraud, deceit or misrepresentation." They were both also charged with one count of obtaining a prescription for opiates by giving a false name or address.
Kapoor and Stern were also charged with one count of "prescribing, administering or dispensing a controlled substance to an addict." Eroshevich was charged with the same crime for separate prescriptions.
Bail is recommended at $20,000 for each defendant. We know both Stern and Kapoor bailed out Thursday night.
As we first reported, California drug officials recently raided the Los Angeles office of Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, looking for evidence against Stern.
Stern has denied doing anything illegal in connection with drugs and Anna Nicole.
Back in February, police raided the office of Dr. Sandeep looking for evidence and anything that would link the good doctor to Howard:
The California Medical Board got a warrant to search Dr. Sandeep Kapoor's Studio City office this morning. Informed law enforcement sources tell us they are looking for prescriptions Kapoor may have written for Howard K. Stern. We're told Medical Board officials want to know if Stern may have used Kapoor to score drugs for Anna — something Stern has vehemently denied. Continued on the next pagePage 1 2
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