ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S BOYFRIEND CHARGED - CONTRIBUTED TO HER PRESCRIPTION O.D.

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Today, the state of CA charged Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, and 2 of her doctors, with 8 felonies for essentially contributing to her death by feeding her prescription pills by the thousands.  Article here. 

FAKE NAME USED

Howard K. Stern allegedly used fake names for Anna to get the pills for privacy reasons. That's the worst defense I've ever heard.  Stars use aliases if they are checking into a hotel, not for thousands of prescription pills.  In fact, there is no reason why confidentiality would be an issue in an already-confidential environment of doctors and pharmacies.  By law, medical information cannot be released in the first place. Furthermore, the complaint alleges this behavior went on for THREE years, from 2004-2007. The amount of time alone is sufficient to show an ulterior motive.

POSITION OF TRUST VIOLATED

Howard K. Stern was up to something in the very beginning.  Remember, he was Anna Nicole's attorney and participated in her suit against her late husband, J. Howard Marshall's estate.  Shortly thereafter, he dissolved his law firm and essentially hung around Anna to represent her "best interests" and make cameo appearances on her reality TV show. Unfortunately, Mr. Stern did anything but look out for the sick Anna Nicole; he fed her pills, pills and more pills.  Instead of helping her to seek professional help, he contributed to her addiction.  In fact, in my opinion, I believe he made her addicted in the first place.   Howard K. Stern used his position of trust to exploit Anna and her sickness.

ATTORNEY CANON OF ETHICS VIOLATED

The purpose of the Canon of Ethics is that attorneys are held to a higher ethical standard than the average citizen.  Mr. Stern began his relationship as Anna's attorney, then he became romantically involved with her, and throughout their relationship he continued to play both roles: lover/friend and attorney.  He engaged in a pattern of misconduct, dishonesty and deceit for years at Anna Nicole's expense.

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