Topic: Joshua Perper

A report by the Broward County, Fla., Inspector General's office said the Medical Examiner's office is unable to account for thousands of seized narcotic pills.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declined to appoint the medical examiner who autopsied the body of Anna Nicole Smith in 2007 to another term in office.

Authorities say they have raided 11 south Florida pain clinics, arrested 23 people and seized $2.5 million in cash and dozens of cars.

Anna Nicole Smith's death was accidental, caused by combined drug toxicity, the Broward County, Fla., Medical Examiner said Monday. Smith, who died on Feb. 8, had evidence of nine drugs, including valium and antihistamines that were at therapeutic levels,

Revealing what caused Anna Nicole Smith to die will "provide some resolution" in the matter, the Seminole, Fla., police said.

The Broward County, Fla., medical examiner said he wanted to examine another piece of evidence before announcing the cause of Anna Nicole Smith's death. A spokesman for the county state attorney's office said Medical Examiner Joshua Perper wanted to exami

The Broward County, Fla., medical examiner said he knows what caused Anna Nicole Smith's death but won't reveal it so police can finish their investigation.

A private viewing for Anna Nicole Smith was conducted at the Broward County Medical Examiner's office in Dania Beach, Fla., Wednesday, a lawyer said. Smith, who died nearly two weeks ago, was embalmed, but medical examiner Joshua Perper said her body was

Broward County, Fla., Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin said he expects to rule by Friday who will receive Anna Nicole Smith's body for burial. "I'm going to try and fashion a remedy that suits all parties," Seidlin said Wednesday.

Deciding who gets Anna Nicole Smith's body became more urgent as the Broward County, Fla., medical examiner said her body was decaying faster than expected. During a conference call with Broward County Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin, medical examiner Joshua