FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Seminole Tribe police have met with Broward County prosecutors to assess whether they have sufficient grounds for search warrants to access Anna Nicole Smith’s computer files, The Miami Herald has learned.

Smith’s computers, removed from her home in the Bahamas following her death, could be a crucial element in the probe of the former Playmate’s death.

Seminole police have the computers, but are concerned about examining them because it’s not clear whether they were obtained legally.

Authorities say they have no evidence of foul play, but her death is nevertheless considered suspicious, which means they would investigate it as thoroughly as they would a homicide, sources close to the case told The Miami Herald.

Bahamian law enforcement authorities, here this week to meet with Seminole police, are also talking with Broward prosecutors. Among other things, the Bahamian police are investigating whether Smith’s computers were removed during a burglary at her Nassau home after her Feb. 8 death at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near Hollywood, Fla.

Ford Shelley, a friend of Smith’s who owned the home, has testified in court that Smith, 39, asked him to take care of the computers should anything happen to her. He removed them from the home and later turned them over to police in South Carolina, where he has a home. Police there later released them to Seminole police.

Seminole authorities met with Broward State Attorney Michael Satz and members of his homicide division this week to discuss the case. Officials confirmed the meeting but cautioned against drawing conclusions from it.

“Yes, prosecutors met with Seminole police. They’re continuing with their investigation of Anna Nicole Smith’s death,” said Broward chief assistant state attorney Chuck Morton, offering no other details.

Seminole Police Capt. Robert McDaniel explained that homicide investigators are involved because they have expertise in these kinds of cases.

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