Jasveen Sangha — the woman federal prosecutors have described as the “Ketamine Queen” — has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for her role in the death of ‘Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry.
In September 2025, Sangha pleaded guilty to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine, and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
During trial, prosecutors accused Sangha of distributing drugs to Perry’s friend Erik Fleming. Fleming is accused of then distributing the drugs to Perry’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa. Additionally, prosecutors claimed that in October 2023, Sangha and Fleming — whom prosecutors labeled an “intermediary” — sold Perry, via Iwamasa, 51 vials of ketamine.
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On October 23, 2023, prosecutors claimed Iwamasa injected Perry with at least three shots of ketamine, via Sangha. The incident resulted in the 54-year-old actor’s death. He was found face down in his jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home on October 28, 2023.
An autopsy revealed the actor died from acute effects of ketamine and other contributing factors, like drowning, coronary artery disease, and effects from buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder.
Furthermore, a press release from the a U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California stated:
“After learning from news reports of Perry’s death, Sangha called Fleming on Signal to discuss how to distance themselves from it. That day, Sangha updated the settings on the Signal apps to automatically delete her messages with Fleming. She further instructed Fleming to ‘Delete all our messages.'”
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After pleading guilty in September 2025, Sangha was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday (April 8). The 15 years was requested by prosecutors. In their request, prosecutors alleged Sangha continued to sell drugs to others even after learning the ketamine she sold Perry caused his overdose death. Prosecutors wrote:
“She didn’t care and kept selling. [The] Defendant’s actions show a cold callousness and disregard for life. She chose profits over people, and her actions have caused immense pain to the victims’ families and loved ones. That defendant had the opportunity to stop after realizing the impact of her dealing — but simply chose not to.”
In addition to Sangha’s conviction, four other defendants plead guilty in connection to Perry’s death. This includes: Iwamasa and Fleming, plus doctors Mark Chavez and Salvador Plasencia. In October 2025, Chavez was sentenced to 8 months of home detention, plus 3 years of supervised release. In December 2025, Plasencia was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Currently, Iwamasa and Fleming are scheduled to be sentenced within the next few months.
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Before Sangha’s sentencing, Debbie Perry, who is married to Matthew Perry’s father, John Bennett Perry, wrote a victim impact statement. In it, she begged the court to hand out a maximum prison sentence. She asked so that Sangha “won’t be able to hurt other families like ours.”
“The pain you’ve caused to hundreds maybe thousands is irreversible. There is no joy to be found, no light in the window. They won’t be back. That thought comes through our day everyday. [There is] no escape [from these feelings]. You caused this. You who has talent for business, enough to make money, chose the one way that hurts people. How sad for you. How will you ever find joy – have you ever found joy? How sad for us all. We miss him.”
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