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Home of Jackson doctor searched Jackson doctor's phones 'seized'
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Police have searched the Las Vegas office and home of Michael Jackson's doctor as part of a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death. Police have searched the Las Vegas home and offices of Michael Jackson's doctor as part of a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death.
They were seeking documents, but would not specify what kind. Dr Conrad Murray's lawyer, Edward Chernoff, said officials were looking for the star's medical records.
Dr Conrad Murray, who has not been named as a suspect, was with Jackson and tried to revive him before he died. The search is the second in a week following a similar operation at the doctor's Houston clinic on 22 July.
The search by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officers follows a similar operation at the doctor's Houston clinic last week. Dr Murray, who was with Jackson and tried to revive him before he died, has not been named as a suspect.
Police removed several items from the clinic on Wednesday. In a statement, Dr Murray's lawyer Edward Chernoff said the warrant "authorised investigators to look for medical records relating to Michael Jackson and all of his reported aliases".
He added Dr Murray was present during the search of his home and assisted the officers, who seized mobile phones and a computer hard drive.
Toxicology resultsToxicology results
DEA assistant special agent Michael Flanagan said agents involved in Tuesday's searches were looking for documents. Reports suggest the investigation around Jackson's death is focusing on his use of powerful painkilling drugs.
But he said the warrant specifying exactly what kind of documents was sealed and therefore he could not go into greater detail. The Drug Enforcement Administration has been involved in the investigation because the agency licenses doctors to administer controlled pharmaceuticals.
Reports suggest the investigation around Jackson's death is focusing on his use of powerful painkilling drugs, in particular the anaesthetic Propofol, which is marketed under the tradename Diprivan.
The DEA is involved in the investigation because the agency licenses doctors to administer controlled pharmaceuticals, Mr Flanagan said.
Searches at the clinic and another site rented by Dr Murray in Houston, Texas, were carried out last Wednesday after a warrant was issued by a judge in the city.Searches at the clinic and another site rented by Dr Murray in Houston, Texas, were carried out last Wednesday after a warrant was issued by a judge in the city.
Dr Murray has already been interviewed twice by policeDr Murray has already been interviewed twice by police
The warrant, filed in Harris County District Court, said authorities were looking for "items constituting evidence of the offence of manslaughter that tend to show that Dr Conrad Murray committed the said criminal offence".The warrant, filed in Harris County District Court, said authorities were looking for "items constituting evidence of the offence of manslaughter that tend to show that Dr Conrad Murray committed the said criminal offence".
Such charges against a doctor for the death of a patient are extremely rare and require authorities to show there was a reckless action that created a risk of death.
Items seized during the searches included 27 tablets of the weight loss drug Phentermine, a tablet of the muscle relaxant Clonazepam, two hard drives, notices from the Internal Revenue Service and a registration for controlled substances.Items seized during the searches included 27 tablets of the weight loss drug Phentermine, a tablet of the muscle relaxant Clonazepam, two hard drives, notices from the Internal Revenue Service and a registration for controlled substances.
Police have said Dr Murray is co-operating in the investigation.Police have said Dr Murray is co-operating in the investigation.
Paramedics were called to Jackson's Los Angeles mansion while Dr Murray was performing CPR on the singer on the day he died, according to a recording of a 911 call.Paramedics were called to Jackson's Los Angeles mansion while Dr Murray was performing CPR on the singer on the day he died, according to a recording of a 911 call.
Speaking a few days after Jackson's 25 June death, Dr Murray's lawyer, Edward Chernoff, denied his client administered painkilling drugs that could have contributed to the singer's death. Speaking a few days after Jackson's 25 June death, Mr Chernoff, denied his client administered painkilling drugs that could have contributed to the singer's death.
An official determination of what killed Jackson will not be made until the results of a toxicology report are disclosed.An official determination of what killed Jackson will not be made until the results of a toxicology report are disclosed.