“Ketamine Queen” sentenced to 15 years in prison for Matthew Perry’s death

Jasveen Sanga, known arsenic the “Ketamine Queen,” who had pleaded blameworthy to the amerciable merchantability of ketamine that caused the decease of Friends histrion Matthew Perry, was sentenced connected Holy Wednesday to 15 years successful situation and 3 years of supervised merchandise aft her release.

Sanga had pleaded blameworthy successful the autumn of 2024 to 5 national charges related to Matthew Perry’s decease from an overdose successful 2023 and has been successful custody since her apprehension successful August 2024.

In a tribunal filing submitted connected March 25, national prosecutors successful the Central District of California requested a condemnation of 180 months successful prison, describing Sanga arsenic “a cause trader who sold drugs that harmed people,” noting that she continued trafficking adjacent aft learning her drugs were linked to the actor’s death. Prosecutors said her actions show acold cruelty and disregard for quality life, emphasizing that she enactment nett supra radical and caused large symptom to victims’ families.

On the defence side, attorneys Mark J. Geragos and Alexandra Kazarian argued successful a 16-page memorandum that the suspect has taken work for her superior transgression behaviour and requested a condemnation adjacent to the clip she has already served.

The decease of Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry, 54, was recovered dormant connected October 28, 2023, successful the heated conception of the excavation astatine his location successful the Pacific Palisades country of Los Angeles. The aesculapian examiner attributed his decease to an accidental ketamine overdose.

The actor, known for his relation arsenic Chandler Bing successful Friends, had spoken openly astir his addiction to drugs and alcohol. In the last months of his life, helium was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy for slump and anxiety, portion besides reportedly seeking doses without aesculapian supervision.

The ketamine trafficking network

According to prosecutors, Sanga worked with Erik Fleming to proviso ketamine to Perry. In the period of his death, they allegedly sold 51 vials of ketamine, which were delivered to the actor’s idiosyncratic assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who administered repeated injections—even connected the time of his death. After Perry’s death, Sanga allegedly sent a connection to Fleming via the Signal app asking him to delete the messages.

Fleming and Iwamasa person besides pleaded blameworthy to charges related to ketamine distribution, with their sentencing expected aboriginal this month. Sanga, a dual U.S. and U.K. citizen, admitted she had been utilizing her North Hollywood location to store, package, and administer drugs since astatine slightest 2019, including ketamine and methamphetamine. She besides admitted to selling ketamine to Cody McLaury successful 2019, who died a fewer hours aboriginal from an overdose.