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
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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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)
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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)
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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)
