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• Sandeep Kapoor is a physician who was arrested and charged with conspiracy on March 12, 2009, for allegedly supplying Howard K. Stern with drugs to give his girlfriend, Anna Nicole Smith. Attorney-General Edmund Brown stated "These individuals repeatedly and excessively furnished thousands of prescription pills to Anna Nicole Smith, often for no legitimate medical purpose." Kapoor was released after posting $30,000 bail.Herald Sun: Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend charged over fatal overdose (March 13, 2009)

  During a May 13, 2009, arraignment, Kapoor, Stern and Khristine Eroshevich, Smith's psychiatrist, pleaded not guilty to all charges.Los Angeles Times: Howard K. Stern Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges

• Fast Facts

  1. PhysicianHerald Sun: Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend charged over fatal overdose (March 13, 2009)
  2. March 12, 2009: Arrested and charged with conspiracyHerald Sun: Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend charged over fatal overdose (March 13, 2009)
  3. Accused of supplying Howard K. Stern with prescription drugs to give Anna Nicole SmithHerald Sun: Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend charged over fatal overdose (March 13, 2009)
  4. Stern was Smith's boyfriend
  5. Smith died on February 8, 2007, from combined drug intoxication
  6. Stern and psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich were also charged with felony conspiracy to provide a controlled drug to an addictTelegraph: Smith's boyfriend charged with giving her drugs (March 13, 2009)
  7. Kapoor was 40 years old at the time of the chargesTelegraph: Smith's boyfriend charged with giving her drugs (March 13, 2009)
  8. The drugs prescribed included opiates and benzodiazepinsTelegraph: Smith's boyfriend charged with giving her drugs (March 13, 2009)
  9. According to attorney Gary Mitchell, Stern, Kapoor and Eroshevich could be charged with attempted murder if the drugs prescribed are found to have caused Smith's deathTelegraph: Smith's boyfriend charged with giving her drugs (March 13, 2009)
  10. Attorney-General Edmund Brown states that "there is ample evidence that Dr. Eroschevich and Dr.Kapoor violated their ethical obligations as physicians"Telegraph: Smith's boyfriend charged with giving her drugs (March 13, 2009)

• Anna Nicole Smith's Death

  On February 8, 2007, Anna Nicole Smith was found unresponsive in her Seminole Hard Rock Hotel room in Hollywood, Florida. Maurice Brighthaupt, Smith's bodyguard, administered CPR until paramedics arrived. Smith was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival at 2:49 p.m.CNN: Anna Nicole Smith dies at 39 (February 9, 2007) According to Smith's autopsy report, she died as a result of "combined drug intoxication" with the sleeping medication chloral hydrate being the "major component."News Health Guru: Celebrity Drug Overdoses (January 12, 2009)

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  Anna Nicole Smith | Howard K. Stern | Khristine Eroshevich | Daniel Smith | Dannielynn Smith | Anna Nicole Smith Death Photos | Drug Overdose

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