NRI Dr.
Sandeep Kapoor with other two, charged in Anna Nicole Smith's
Death
Los Angles, March 13, 2009
Col. Uday Singh
On Thursday, Edmund G. Brown Jr., Los Angeles, California - Attorney
General filed charges against NRI Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, Dr. Khristine
Eroshevich and Howard K. Stern, who were engaged in a criminal
conspiracy to illegally furnish unwarranted amounts and combinations
of highly addictive medications to Anna Nicole Smith
All above individuals furnished thousands of prescription pills
to Ms. Smith, including opiates, benzodiazapines, and other controlled
and non-controlled substances in three years
After executing multiple search warrants, reviewing over 100,000
computer images and text messages and interviewed witnesses throughout
the country and abroad, eleven felony counts were filed by the
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
- NRI Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Howard K. Stern were charged with
unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance.
- NRI Dr. Sandeep Kapoor was charged with obtaining a prescription
for opiates by fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation
- NRI Dr Sandeep Kapoor was charged with obtaining a prescription
for opiates by giving a false name or address.
- NRI Dr Sandeep Kapoor and Howard K. Stern were charged with
prescribing, administering, or dispensing a controlled substance
to an addict.
- Dr. Eroshevich and Howard K. Stern were charged with unlawfully
prescribing a controlled substance.
- Dr. Eroshevich was charged with obtaining a prescription for
opiates by fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
- Dr. Eroshevich was charged with obtaining a prescription for
opiates by giving a false name or address.
- Dr. Eroshevich was charged with prescribing, administering,
or dispensing controlled substances to an addict.
Three other charges are conspiracy counts for prescribing, administering,
and dispensing controlled substances to an addict; obtaining a
controlled substances by fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
obtaining a controlled substance by false name or address; issuing
a prescription that is false or fictitious; and repeatedly and
excessively prescribing, furnishing, dispensing, or administering
drugs.
Each individual was freed on $20,000 bail and new date was set
for hearing in May, 2009
