Federal authorities are probing the death of former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay and the doctor who provided him with prescription pain medication and ketamine before he died last spring, according to a new report.
The FBI issued a federal grand jury subpoena earlier this month for records tied to Isray’s death, his alleged substance use with illegal and prescription drugs, and his relationship with Dr. Harry Haroutunian, a California-based addiction specialist, the Washington Post reported, citing court documents and sources close to the investigation.
Investigators also spent several days in Indianapolis this month.
“I do understand that there have been some subpoenas provided, but not to me, the Colts or any of our current employees,” Colts Chief Legal Officer Dan Emerson told the outlet Thursday, but declined to comment further.
Isray, who became the Colts’ owner in 1997, died in May at age 65.
The NFL honcho, who had long been candid about his battle with substance abuse, had “spent the last two years of his life” grappling with a relapse and was alleging working with Haroutunian, who prescribed ketamine, the outlet reported in August.
Isray’s death certificate — signed by the private doctor — said the exec died of cardiac arrest, though no autopsy was ever performed.
Haroutunian allegedly prescribed over 200 opioid pills before Irsay overdosed on two separate occasions in December 2023 — once at his Indianapolis home and another at a rental home in Miami, The Post previously reported.
Those close to Irsay had relayed concerns over the treatment he was receiving from the recovery specialist, who was residing at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where Irsay died.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
