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Anna's Dr.'s Office Raided - Howard K. Connection

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the doctor who prescribed Anna Nicole Smith methadone when she was 8 months pregnant has just had his office raided... and we've learned authorities are looking for a connection between the doc and Howard K. Stern.

Anna Nicole Smith

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.

The California Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, has been conducting an investigation into Kapoor since 2007. He has also been under investigation by the Medical Board for his prescription practices. Thirteen days before Smith gave birth to Dannielynn he wrote a methadone prescription for her under an alias, Michelle Chase. Under California law, it's illegal to prescribe a controlled substance under a false name.

Launch PhotosThe raid was conducted by the DEA on behalf of the Medical Board. DEA officials took files and other documents.

UPDATE: Howard K. Stern just released this statement to TMZ: "Dr. Kapoor never prescribed Anna Nicole medication in my name -- and that is what the Medical Board will find out."



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46. I remember watching the Anna Nicole show. Ana was a big fan of Marilyn Monroe. In one episode Ana said that she wanted to die like Marilyn Monroe. I’m trying to find that episode on the web..

Posted at 4:42PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Mercedes

47. The LA Times has a big story from yesterday--8 chiropracters and a lawyer were caught in a sting--overbilling, etc.

CA has no jurisdiction over the Florida investigation of the death of ANS--that investigation is CLOSED.

I smell a BIG RAT--leaked depos and most of all HYPE/HYSTERIA ---TMZ must have dreamed this one up with it's unnamed sources from the DEA.

Anna didn't die of methadone nor ambien nor Cipro nor anything but Chloryl Hydrate prescribed by Dr. E. She swigged from the bottle--like it was Robitussin.

Posted at 4:42PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Facts, please

48. Do you not think they will check to see what was wrote to Howie over a period of time not only the day she died?
The amounts and how often they were filled?

Posted at 4:57PM on Feb 5th 2009 by andyourrepresentingyourself?

49. Poor Anna, Surrounded by stupid men who mooched off her and fed her drugs. Rest in peace. Hope all those douchbags get what they deserve.

Posted at 4:59PM on Feb 5th 2009 by ut oh

50. 42. Team Texas... aka the Haters tried to get HKS in trouble in EVERY state and open up investigations, including CALIFORNIA.

It's a Team Texas maneuver, hasnt worked in the past wont work now

Posted at 4:37PM on Feb 5th 2009 by follow the story dude


Shut up Lucky.

Posted at 4:46PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Your Name

51. ANNA NICHOL LOST HER WEIGHT BY TOPAMAX AND METHEDONE.................NOW BRITNEY SPEARS IS TAKING TOPAMAX AND GUESS WHAT HES GETTING SKINNY..................I HOPE HOWARD GETS SOME KIND OF JAIL TIME FOE LEADING HER DOWN THE PATHH SHE WENT..SHE WAS JUST A MEAL TICKET AND HE EAS MAD FOR HER,SO KEEPIG HER SCREWED UP HE COULD MANIPULATE HER

Posted at 3:55PM on Feb 6th 2009 by b.brigham

52. Although we do not know the truth, something deep down inside tells me that Howard K. Stern is directly responsible for the deaths of Anna Nicole and her son. For some reason I got that feeling from the beginning and nothing has changed.
If you analyze the series of events as they occurred, it seems to me that Howard had a plan, that was to collect Anna Nicole's baby daughter along with her potential fortune to be inherited from Anna's billionaire dead husband's estate. Everytime I look at this man I see evil in his eyes and the thought keeps coming back to me that his plan to get rid of Anna Nicole and her son worked, but his scheme to get his hands on Dannilynne and her estate did not. Apparently he has compromised with Larry to efffect some personal gain and he is still living in the house in the Bahamas, but this man I feel is bad news and I hope he is caught and the truth is proven because the tragedy of his actions I believe are too heinous and evil to be allowed to go unexposed and unpunished.

Posted at 4:50PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Woody McBreairty

53. I smell a BIG RAT--leaked depos and most of all HYPE/HYSTERIA ---TMZ must have dreamed this one up with it's unnamed sources from the DEA.

Anna didn't die of methadone nor ambien nor Cipro nor anything but Chloryl Hydrate prescribed by Dr. E. She swigged from the bottle--like it was Robitussin.

Posted at 4:42PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Facts, please

That was my thought as well. Leaked depos. Not only McMamara's but the blog owner was so proud to turn them over to O'Quinn and BOOM...

Posted at 4:50PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Just Saying

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Posted at 4:51PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Facts, please

55.
Hey Swims,

What do you make of this??

The day after Howard goes on Larry King Live to refute a bunch a BS suddenly theirs a raid
at Dr. E's house and now the day after an extremely rare interview Howard gave airs conveniently another raid just happens to happen. Do you think that this just happens to be one hell of a coincidence or some sort of planned out BS by team texas and/or Rita Cosby.

What are your thoughts?!!

Posted at 4:55PM on Feb 5th 2009 by SuxtobeRita

56. CA has no jurisdiction over the Florida investigation of the death of ANS--that investigation is CLOSED.

I smell a BIG RAT--leaked depos and most of all HYPE/HYSTERIA ---TMZ must have dreamed this one up with it's unnamed sources from the DEA.

Anna didn't die of methadone nor ambien nor Cipro nor anything but Chloryl Hydrate prescribed by Dr. E. She swigged from the bottle--like it was Robitussin.

Posted at 4:42PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Facts, please

Good Call. The chloryl hydrate was responsible and nothing to do with Kapoor, can't even do a civil action at this point either. All hoopla.

Posted at 4:52PM on Feb 5th 2009 by butterfly

57. 4 stores just added on celebrity news from a LA news website. None are about this. They are tabbed '2 minutes ago)

Posted at 4:53PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Facts, please

58. 54.
Hey Swims,

What do you make of this??

The day after Howard goes on Larry King Live to refute a bunch a BS suddenly theirs a raid
at Dr. E's house and now the day after an extremely rare interview Howard gave airs conveniently another raid just happens to happen. Do you think that this just happens to be one hell of a coincidence or some sort of planned out BS by team texas and/or Rita Cosby.

What are your thoughts?!!

Posted at 4:55PM on Feb 5th 2009 by SuxtobeRita

I think it's great.

Posted at 4:59PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Only Swin in the Ocean

59. butterfly,

This is the TMZ claim/allegation that unnamed sources from the DEA told to them:

"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."

Dr. E's license was renewed. So was Dr. K's.--June I think. Why would the Board renew his license if they were not done with the investigation yet after almost two years or so?

It was Dr. E who requested drugs for Anna from Kapoor--just before the fated trip to Florida. He refused. So did Key Drugs. Dr. E wrote all of the prescriptions for Cipro, Tamiflu, and all the rest--none of which caused the death. The shipping receipts wee from the stolen hard drives and sold to the media.

The drugs in Howard's name prescribed for Anna were admitted to by Dr. E. and none had anything to do with Kapoor.

Kapoor was Daniel's physician--but those records are confidential. He gave a statement to Bahamian police during their invetigation in Florida.

The methadone bottle Anna had with her in 2006 was when she was in the home of GBT in Florida. It is not illegal to prescribe methadone for pregnancy.

So this allegation that Howard 'used Kapoor to score drugs for Anns' is really off the wall. But I suppose gossip tabloid sites (some) have to dress up a story somehow to bring people like us to bring conversation.

Posted at 5:04PM on Feb 5th 2009 by Facts, please

60. Butterfly

No one is blaming or connecting Howard to the prescription for from Kapoor for methadone. It was made out to Michelle Chase and by now we ALL know that was an alias of Anna's.

This may be a shock er for you, but could this "raid" have nothing to do with all things Anna, and more to do with the prescription writing habits of this Dr.??????? There there are crimes committed everyday that have nothing to do with Anna. Slow your roll a bit and tell your buddies, to chill. Jumping on the attack and trying to spin something before you even know there is something to spin makes it look like you are affraid of something.

I don't recall someone mentioning Howard being arrested.because of this raid. Again hon just take a chill. Let things unfold the way they were intended. I am sure that everything is under control, and will continue without your needing to be sedated.

Posted at 5:09PM on Feb 5th 2009 by tippsycoachman

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