Jackson Doctor's Sketchy Past: Foreclosure, Domestic Violence, Bankruptcy, Oh My

Conrad Murray's past includes domestic violence charge, bankruptcy filing, several liens, possible foreclosure and involvement in a civil suit

Hmmm...maybe that's why Dr. Conrad Murray is being so cooperative with the Los Angeles Police Department. And the Las Vegas Police Department. And the Clark County Sheriff's Department. And the Drug Enforcement Administration.

It seems it's not the good doctor's first time at the rodeo.

A check of Michael Jackson's physician's legal past has revealed everything from domestic violence charges (of which he was acquitted) to financial woes (which at one point included a bankruptcy filing) to his latest headache (you know, other than that whole target-of-a-manslaughter-investigation thing), the possibility that his Las Vegas home could soon be foreclosed upon.

Let's hope the feds treaded lightly during yesterday's search. Depreciation can be a real bitch.

Documents filed July 23 with the Clark County Recorder reveal that Murray could face foreclosure on his gated country club estate as soon as November. Though the timing on the filing may seem a bit like kicking Murray when he's down, Jackson's doctor reportedly fell more than $100,000 into debt on the home, with his last payment, of $15,000, being made in January of this year. (Which may be why Murray was so keen to stay in Jackson's good graces and keep the $150,000-a-month salary that came with it.)

As for Murray's less current troubles, here's a rundown of his legal lowlights:

• In November 1985, a girlfriend had Murray arrested for fraudulent breach of trust, meaning she accused him of stealing or misusing money or property entrusted to him. The doc, who was a med student in Nashville at the time, posted a $2,000 bond the next day and the case was dismissed that January.

• In June 1992, Murray filed for bankruptcy in the state of California. According to public records, his debt was discharged by the court.

• In February 1993, the state of California placed a lien on Murray for failing to pay $1,578 in state taxes.

• In February 1994, Murray was charged with domestic violence in the state of Arizona (between 1992 and 1995 he took on a cardiology fellowship at the University of Arizona at Tuscon). He stood trial in July of that year and was ultimately acquitted of the charge.

• In May 2001, the state of California placed a second lien on Murray for failing to pay $19,457 in state taxes. It was released in December 2003.

• In April 2003, the state placed yet another lien on Murray for failing to pay $21,084 in state taxes.

• Also in 2003, Murray was one of several defendants named in a civil lawsuit brought by Canada Life Assurance Co. The suit was eventually settled and dismissed.

• In April 2008, the state of Nevada got in on the action, with Citicorp Vendor Finance placing a lien on Murray and his recently searched clinic, Global Cardiovascular Associates. A civil judgment was requested in the case.

As for Murray's current predicament, while authorities are gone (for now) from his Vegas (also for now) home, there's still plenty of commotion over at the estate.

Uniformed officers continued to pay house calls to the doctor this morning, a day after their raid, though the Clark County Sheriff's Office and Las Vegas police deny that any new developments are taking place in the case.

Rather, they claim they're only there for Murray's benefit.

"We have been in the neighborhood and at the house since all of the media people started arriving last week or the week before," a sheriff's department spokesperson told E! News, going on to deny speculation that the purpose of their visit was to carry out a covert arrest.

"Nothing new is going on with us. If something is gonna happen, then that would be the LAPD or DEA, not us."

We're sure that's a load off Murray's back.