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StumblePublished Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 | 3:46 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 | 9:44 p.m.
Danny Gans’ friends and family maintained that the late entertainer had little use personally for prescription drugs, though his death in May was from an overdose of Dilaudid, (the generic is Hydromorphone) a painkiller. The source of the drug that killed Gans has not been identified.
Now the Board of Pharmacy is investigating Gans’ ownership interest in Green Valley Med, a distributor of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to doctors.
Documents we obtained from the state reveal Gans had held a stake in the local pharmacy since 2003. The pharmacy board took Gans’ records from Green Valley Med in June, but will not reveal the nature of the documents seized.
Green Valley Med bills itself on its website as the “largest medical supplier in Southern Nevada.” We wanted to know if it carries Dilaudid. Owner Scot Silber seemed stunned last Monday when I asked about his business relationship with Gans. Silber confirmed the two were partners but wouldn’t say whether Green Valley Med carries Dilaudid. Coincidentally, the very next day Gans’ self-described friend, Channel 3 entertainment reporter Alicia Jacobs, detailed Gans’ ownership interest and reluctantly delved into the possibility that Gans obtained the lethal drug through that association.
Attorney Bob Massi, who represents Green Valley Med and doubles as its marketing director, declined to be interviewed but in an e-mail said, “The perception that is being portrayed of Danny Gans is disgusting. He was a great man, an ambassador to Las Vegas, and he is being smeared by an affiliation which was and has been a matter of public record.” Gans’ application for a stake in the pharmacy is posted to the right.
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diggFriends and family of late entertainer Danny Gans say he had little use for prescription drugs, but Gans owned a significant part of a local pharmacy. State officials are investigating. Plus, authorities raid a local medical spa.
You can see the story tonight on In Business Las Vegas, Las Vegas ONE, Cox Cable Channel 19.
I find it difficult to comprehend how a man, who claimed to be a born-again christian fundamentalist, was also a drug addict. Is this what Jesus would do? Did his family not know about the amount of drugs he was taking, or were they so enthralled with the money and fame that he brought to them that they were willing to overlook this little "flaw"?
Well, now, isn't THIS interesting. Good digging, Sun.
most "born agains" are some of the freakiest people out there.
they use the jesus wrapping as a cover up.
AMEN! Stevem
nice its always..the guys you least suspect.......a good addict works really hard to make sure he has a good cover newsflash most addicts are..the doctor the cop the bussinessman, the house wife not the guy hanging out downtown
Shocking!!! Gans a drug addict? He did work for MGM right!!!
Is it possible to let this guy rest in peace?
NOOOOOOOOS!
Rush Limpbauh, your own pharmacy? why didn't you think of that?
Too much of a non-story again.
Is that where Massi gets his hair care products??
Now we know the source of his comedy. He probably did all of his shows loaded.
Bob Massi... what a dork....
He appears on FOX, how can he be a dork? That Steve Douchees job.
I knew there was more to this story. Most if not all drug addicts are liers. Gans was typical, hiding his drug use from his friends and family. Michael Jackson much?
Wow. I just was curious to see what this blog was about. Your stories are pointless. You dig up dirt on everyone. Why? It's not news worthy and all it does is hurt the family of the ones about whom you write. Shame on you. Souless.