Jasveen Sangha, the woman prosecutors dubbed the “Ketamine Queen,” has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for her role in the 2023 overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry.
Sangha, 42, of North Hollywood, received the sentence Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom after pleading guilty last year to multiple federal drug charges. Those charges included three counts of distributing ketamine, one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury, and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises.
Prosecutors said Sangha ran a lucrative and dangerous operation out of her home for years, supplying drugs to a high-end clientele.
“For years…Sangha operated a high-volume drug trafficking business out of her North Hollywood residence,” prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum. “To cultivate her business, [Sangha] marketed herself as an exclusive dealer who catered to high-profile Hollywood clientele…While [Sangha] worked to expand and profit from her drug trafficking, she knew – and disregarded – the grave harm her conduct was causing.”
As part of her guilty plea, Sangha admitted she supplied the ketamine that led to Perry’s death. She also acknowledged directing others to delete incriminating text messages and coordinating drug transactions.
Sangha, a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom, has been in federal custody since August 2024.
Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom “Friends,” was found dead on October 28, 2023, in the hot tub of his Pacific Palisades home. An autopsy determined he died from the “acute effects of ketamine,” with contributing factors including drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine. His death was ruled accidental.
Sangha is the third person sentenced in connection with the case, which has drawn national attention due to Perry’s fame and the circumstances surrounding his death.
In December, Dr. Salvador Plasencia was sentenced to 30 months in prison for illegally supplying ketamine to Perry and his assistant. Two weeks later, Dr. Mark Chavez received 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 more sentencing hearings are scheduled later this month.
Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry’s former live-in assistant, is set to be sentenced on April 22. Prosecutors say Iwamasa purchased ketamine and administered multiple injections to Perry, including the three doses that led to his death. He has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death and faces up to 15 years in prison.
Erik Fleming, who prosecutors describe as a middleman between Sangha and Iwamasa, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy and distribution charges. According to court filings, Fleming sent a message two days after Perry’s death stating he was “90% sure everyone is protected” and that Iwamasa “was the enabler.” Fleming faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in federal prison.
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These people absolutely contributed to this persons death! There is no doubt!
That, in itself, is giving someone a dose of drugs that caused death, and so it is the same thing as being the person who CAUSED the death.
That is called homicide ‘lite’. In other words; it caused death, but not intentionally.
Still the penalty for that SHOULD be MUCH MORE SEVERE than what these people got!
This type of crime must be stopped, and the only way to do so is to make the penalty much more severe.