Jasveen Sangha Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Providing Ketamine in Matthew Perry's Death

K. citizen from North Hollywood, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom for her role in supplying ketamine that led to Matthew Perry's death. She pleaded guilty in September 2024 to five federal charges, including three counts of distribution of ketamine, one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury, and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises.

Prosecutors stated that Sangha's home operated as a drug distribution site since at least 2019, funding her lifestyle through sales of ketamine, methamphetamine, cocaine, and Xanax. Perry, known for portraying Chandler Bing on the television series Friends from 1994 to 2004, died on October 28, 2023, in the hot tub of his Pacific Palisades home in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles County coroner's autopsy determined the cause of death as the acute effects of ketamine, with contributing factors including drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine effects; the death was ruled accidental.

Perry had used ketamine as part of supervised therapy for depression but struggled with substance addiction for decades. Sangha admitted during her plea to supplying the ketamine that caused Perry's death and to instructing accomplices to delete incriminating text messages related to drug deals.

Federal authorities raided her North Hollywood home, seizing dozens of ketamine vials and thousands of pills.

As part of the plea agreement, Sangha also pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Cody McLaury in August 2019, who died hours later from an overdose.

Sangha is one of five individuals charged in connection with Perry's death, including two physicians, Perry's live-in assistant, and a middleman.

S. officials accused them of exploiting Perry's addiction for profit by supplying ketamine. Sangha faced a maximum sentence of 65 years but received 15 years under the plea deal; she has been in federal custody since August 2024.

Sangha's attorneys requested a lenient sentence in March 2025, citing her lack of prior criminal record and acceptance of responsibility. Letters from family and friends were submitted in support. ' >"You caused this...

Sangha is the third person sentenced in the case.

Salvador Plasencia, a former San Diego physician, received 30 months in prison in December 2024 for illegally distributing ketamine to Perry and his assistant via fraudulent prescriptions. Mark Chavez, another doctor, was sentenced in December 2024 to three years of supervised release, including eight months of home confinement and 300 hours of community service, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine.

Two sentencings remain scheduled for April 2025.

Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry's 60-year-old live-in assistant from Toluca Lake, faces up to 15 years for conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death; he purchased and injected the drug, including three doses on the day of Perry's death. Prosecutors say his sentencing is set for April 22, though his legal team requested a postponement.

Erik Fleming, 55, from Hawthorne, who acted as a middleman between Sangha and Iwamasa, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy and distribution charges and faces up to 25 years; his sentencing is scheduled for June 2025.

“I was 90% sure everyone is protected" and that Iwamasa "was the enabler" to Perry. — Erik Fleming, text message to Sangha, October 30, 2023 (CBS News) The case highlights federal efforts to address illegal ketamine distribution, a dissociative anesthetic intended for medical use under physician supervision.”