<div id="subtitle">Warrant sought after Jackson doctor misses child support hearing; DA going after license</div><div><p>The doctor at the center of an investigation into Michael Jackson's death may face arrest and could lose his medical license after missing a hearing to explain late child support payments, the Las Vegas district attorney said Thursday.</p><p>Clark County District Attorney David Roger told The Associated Press that a district judge could approve an arrest warrant for Dr. Conrad Murray that's recommended by a family court hearing master within 10 days.</p><p>"At that time, we'll send our investigators out to locate and arrest Dr. Murray," Roger said.</p><p>Roger says Murray, who owes $13,000 in unpaid child support to a California woman, can object to the warrant before a judge approves it.</p><p>Murray's lawyer in the Jackson case, Edward Chernoff, is not representing Murray in the family court case, Chernoff spokeswoman Miranda Sevcik said Thursday.</p><p>"Ed's dealing with one thing and one thing only, and that's the investigation into Michael Jackson's death," Sevcik said.</p><p>Sevcik said she did not know whether the 56-year-old doctor had another attorney for the child support case.</p><p>Roger said he also plans to ask the state medical board to suspend Murray's medical license because of the unpaid support. Roger said his office would soon file a motion in family court and send a letter to the board saying Murray is behind on his payments.</p><p>Murray would have 30 days after that to make good on past payments, or risk suspension of his professional license, Roger said.</p><p>Nevada laws allow prosecutors to go after professional licenses belonging to those behind on child support.</p><p>"We're not singling out Dr. Murray, this is an option that we frequently use in order to make sure that people pay their obligations," Roger said.</p><p>Court records show that Murray had serious financial problems when he signed on in May at $150,000 per month to keep Jackson healthy through a series of comeback shows planned in London. The cardiologist owed at least $780,000 for settlements against his business, outstanding mortgage payments on his house, delinquent student loans, child support and credit cards.</p><p>Prosecutors in Los Angeles are weighing charges against Murray in the pop singer's death. Murray told police he administered a powerful anesthetic to the singer shortly before Jackson died June 25.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=60726457&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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