Celebrity Justice
Criminal Probe Into Anna's Prescriptions

TMZ has learned the California Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting a criminal investigation into several doctors who prescribed various medicines to Anna Nicole Smith.

Sources tell TMZ the DOJ's Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement has contacted Larry Birkhead, Big Mo (Anna's bodyguard) and others. We're told DOJ is particularly interested in two doctors -- Khristine Eroshevich and Sandeep Kapoor. TMZ broke the story that Dr. Kapoor prescribed methadone to Anna under an assumed name when she was eight months pregnant. Dr. Eroshevich ordered a virtual pharmacy of drugs for Anna, five days after her son Daniel died.

Dr. Eroshevich, who was in the Bahamas with Anna, sent the prescription wish list to Dr. Kapoor. Kapoor's attorney, Ellyn Garofalo, told TMZ "Dr. Kapoor declined the request for prescriptions. He would never prescribe that combination of drugs, in such large dosages, to any patient."

The Medical Board of California launched its own investigation of the two doctors earlier this year. That investigation is pending.

By the way, TMZ has learned Dr. Kapoor is in the process of having twins via a surrogate.



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30061.

Whether B. was a credentialed psychiatrist or not, p accepted his testimony as such. (p.3).

We do know how a credentialed psychiatrist prefers to treat (xaf).

Posted at 10:46AM on Sep 30th 2007 by amanda m

30062. 30040. Butterfly:

When you lie down with dogs you get up with fleas. Joining in the bizarre speculation consisting of hypotheticals puts you on the same level of non-constructive theorizing.

But you already knew that.

Posted at 10:04AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Ahava

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When you lie down with butterflies you get up with hemroids.

Posted at 10:48AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Trainwreck

30063. Just to finish that thought about the Seidlin ruling, which I had been trying to post about last night with QUOTES from the ruling--but it never was confirmed:

The thinking of the court in this regard only (burial--which was THE purpose of the probate hearing based on HKS petition for burial and VA's counter-petition was that HKS although NOT legal guardian of DL for purposes of the probate court hearing WAS a 12-year partner of ANS and well-knew her wishes and relationship with her son, Daniel and that was why HKS testimony on that point was deemed highly credible. Birkhead also knew of the relationship between Anna and her son--and testified to the same area of where to bury Anna--near her son. Even Ford Shelley stated as much under oath.

That left VA with an established (under oath) 10 year estrangement--a bitter relationship and one in which she could not possibly have known how deeply felt about Daniel's death and subsequent place of burial and her own future burial NEAR HER SON.

Thus, the guardian ad litem made the decision on behalf of Dannielynn, the next of kin, offspring of ANS to take ANS to the Bahamas to be with her son.

Posted at 10:49AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Ahava

30064. Hmmm...that original post to trainwreck just came through the logjam!

But last night about six or seven posts--quotes from the ruling--pages 10 and 11 were never confirmed. Only the link to the ruling went through.

Posted at 10:52AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Ahava

30065. 1:45 pm
- Daniel’s body was transferred to the morgue. Daniel’s lifeless body was then taken away in a hearse through a side exit. (Nassau Guardian)

2:00 and Later
- Ford Shelley told police, Stern returned to the house and checked Daniel’s clothing. Shelley said two white tablets fell out of Daniel’s jeans pocket and that Stern then “went immediately to the bathroom’ and “seconds after, I heard the toilet flush.” Stern, he says, told him “that he had taken care of a problem.”
The report also recounts Shelley saying that he saw Stern remove a brown pouch from under the mattress in the master bedroom, after which Stern explained, “He had to keep the pouch out of Anna’s reach.” According to Shelley, Stern added, “Methadone is also kept in the fridge in Anna’s room.”
- Wecht adds that no drugs were found "on his [Daniel’s] person, in his clothing or luggage." (PEOPLE. 9/13/06)
- Dr. Michael Baden: …“if indeed, Howard Stern attempted to get rid of evidence, which, incidentally when the Seminole Indian Tribe says that there was no illicit drugs in Anna Nicole’s hotel room, that was after people had an hour to clean things up.”

- Howard K. Stern makes a series of Phone Calls that same day.
1). FUNERAL HOME IN THE BAHAMAS: The afternoon of the 10th Howard K. Stern calls Loretta Butler-Turner of Butler Funeral Home in the Bahamas to make arrangements.
2). JOHN JAMES, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER “ILLEGAL ALIENS”: I was down visiting Anna with my family here just 10 days ago in Nassau, before the kids went back to school. And we -- I had been on an emotional rollercoaster ride and been whip sawed around from finding out that she had the baby on Friday to an emotional Howard K. Stern calling us on Sunday and my wife crying in the kitchen.
So I can just only imagine -- and by the way, we forgot to mention this, that Howard called to tell us that on Sunday and also that Anna wanted the movie to be in Daniel's memory, to be that dedicated to Daniel. And we heard that on Sunday. So I just can't imagine what she's going through because my wife is very, very devastated as well.(Larry King Live 9/12/06)
- Entertainment Tonight - Daniel's Mysterious Death (March 22, 2007)
"She wanted to dedicate this film in Daniel's memory," James tells ET.
3) ALEX GOEN On Sunday, September 10, at approximately 7 p.m., TRIMSPA’s website went black. Earlier that morning, Alex Goen, CEO and founder of TRIMSPA received a heart wrenching phone call from Howard K. Stern, attorney and long-time friend of Anna Nicole Smith. Daniel Wayne Smith, 20, had been found not breathing, in bed. An emotionally shaken Stern told Goen that neither drugs nor alcohol were suspected, but the cause of death was unknown.

Posted at 10:54AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Cagney

30066. My assumption is based on the below post-

You know what they say about assumption--the mother of all....

Leave me out of your idiotic diatribes--every post you see here today signed by me are written by me. So you have a spammer and paranoidal tendencies to accuse me. Nothing new under the sun.

You are on ignore along with the spammer, the c&p spammer, etc. etc.

Scrolling on by....

Posted at 11:17AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Ahava

30067. No mystery Gerbil. They are not shielded by the truth so they have to make up post using other peoples names and rearranging their statements.

It's a sign of DESPERATION !!

Posted at 10:58AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Agent 99

30068. This thread is the "Fight Club" apparently. Let the inquest sort out some of the facts and then we can all talk! If there is nothing to hide and no liability of any individuals in the demise of Daniel then all parties should be happy to get on with this inquest. If someone has things to hide, then they would not want any further investigation.

Posted at 11:00AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Camera Ready

30069.



Why is the media perpetuating the "myth" that both Anna and Daniel "collapsed"?

Posted at 11:08AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Wondering

30070. Interesting, many of the antinoids applauded the Spector Trial Jury Foreman posts attacking and ridiculing the Stern supporters here with hate speech, religious lunacy, etc. Even when the party took responsibility for writing such insane posts, she was applauded.

Amazing double standard and self-righteous indignation culled forth from the hypocritical antinoids.

Posted at 11:17AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Ahava

30071. 30080. Interesting, many of the antinoids applauded the Spector Trial Jury Foreman posts attacking and ridiculing the Stern supporters here with hate speech, religious lunacy, etc. Even when the party took responsibility for writing such insane posts, she was applauded.

Amazing double standard and self-righteous indignation culled forth from the hypocritical antinoids.

Posted at 11:15AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Ahava


Obviously you don't recognize SATIRE!!!

Posted at 11:22AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Agent 99

30072. Obviously you don't recognize SATIRE!!!

Posted at 11:22AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Agent 99

And you don't recognize filth and religious lunacy perpetrated on a public blog to the applause of SOME (not all) antinoids.

Posted at 11:24AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Ahava

30073. And you don't recognize filth and religious lunacy perpetrated on a public blog to the applause of SOME (not all) antinoids.



Posted at 11:24AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Ahava


Neener, neener

Grow up.

Posted at 11:33AM on Sep 30th 2007 by The Sun Shines Bright

30074. The Spector Trial Jury Foreman posts had intrinsic 'value'...LOL. Can you figure out what it is?

Posted at 11:34AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Ahava

30075. To the truth seekers:

Do not wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.

(Right Porky?)

Posted at 11:35AM on Sep 30th 2007 by Performance Enhanced RAT

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