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Stern, 2 Docs Charged in Anna Nicole Drug Case

Howard K. Stern turned himself in last night -- he was arrested and charged, along with two other doctors, for allegedly conspiring to fuel an addict with prescription drugs -- and the addict was Anna Nicole Smith.

Howard K. Stern, Sandeep Kapoor

Stern and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor (above right) and Khristine Eroshevich are being charged with a total of eight felonies.

Sandeep Kapoor: Click to watchAccording 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.

The pictures below -- obtained by TMZ -- were taken in Anna Nicole's bedroom in the Bahamas, shortly after she died. It was stocked with methadone (5 mg per 5 ml), along side Slim-Fast. The Slim-Fast is ironic since Anna was a TRIMSPA spokesperson.

Howard K Stern
TMZ had obtained docs showing that 13 days before Anna Nicole Smith gave birth to Dannielynn, Dr. Kapoor wrote a prescription for methadone. It was written to Michelle Chase, an alias Anna used.



Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, doctor, howard k. stern, HowardK.Stern, lawyer, prescription drugs, PrescriptionDrugs, sandeep kapoor, SandeepKapoor

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61. People, keep boycotting the CORRUPT Bahamas. Where HOWARD kept pushing back the inquest into Daniel's SUSPICIOUS death. Where HOWARD openly bribed an immigration government agent with a Rolex watch. The place where they didn't even subpoena the nannies, who said under oath in an affidavit Anna said to Howard YOU DID THIS, about Daniel's death. Is Stern still squatting in that mansion he didn't pay a cent for there? If you want justice, vacation in the US, not that corrupt place! We all heard how STONED Anna was in EVERY single ET interview, shortly before her death.

Posted at 10:54PM on Mar 12th 2009 by opi

62. SOON is Here!

Thank you Jerry Brown!


Virgie - God love you! This was a long -time coming. Though only partially doled out justice it's a start.

Good news for all Justice seekers who stayed so long to see that justice prevailed.






Posted at 10:52PM on Mar 12th 2009 by Just Guessing

63. About freakin' time.
HKS is a drug pusher who should be put away.

Posted at 10:53PM on Mar 12th 2009 by justice

64. "one count of unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance. "

HKS is not a physician how he can 'prescribe' anything?

Posted at 10:51PM on Mar 12th 2009 by ?

different counts for the doctors

Posted at 10:53PM on Mar 12th 2009 by Sharon

65. Howie will look ravishing in orange
einy

Posted at 10:53PM on Mar 12th 2009 by Einy

66. That is good to hear. This monster was like a volture that preyed on the weak.

Posted at 10:54PM on Mar 12th 2009 by Head Turner

67. 40. I just have to say that the video of her in the clown make-up is one of the saddest things I've ever seen. That 's it.

Posted at 10:50PM on Mar 12th 2009 by Just my opinion..you don\\\'t have to like it

It was :50 seconds of a 45 MINUTE video. Edited for you to mock. Let her RIP

Posted at 10:56PM on Mar 12th 2009 by Ask for the WHOLE tape

68. Thank goodness
This dude is so crooked
It's about time someone put him away.

Posted at 10:56PM on Mar 12th 2009 by Maggie

69. OK. They got him for Anna, now what about Danny?

Posted at 5:14PM on Mar 13th 2009 by YLG

70. Heartbreaking. I hope Stern...the friggn bastard....and all involved receive lots of prison time.

Posted at 10:58PM on Mar 12th 2009 by lovejac23

71. FINALLY... HOPE HE GETS WHAT HE DESERVES!!

Posted at 11:03PM on Mar 12th 2009 by Lily

72. Be rational people. Anna would have probably been dead long ago if Howard hadn't tried to take care of her.
Don't bring bad karma on yourself.

Posted at 11:03PM on Mar 12th 2009 by Innocent until proved otherwise

73. There but for the grace of God goes Britney.

Stern/Lufti

Posted at 11:27PM on Mar 12th 2009 by wiseOne

74. "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."

^^^^^^

It's listing a date range, but the charge 'sounds' like only ONE instance? Or is saying during the whole time?

Posted at 11:06PM on Mar 12th 2009 by ?

75. I guess I won't be asked to be on the jury.

Posted at 11:06PM on Mar 12th 2009 by Behind the HardRock

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