The woman responsible for supplying the ketamine that resulted in Matthew Perry’s passing has been handed a 15-year prison sentence, followed by three years of supervised release.
Jasveen Sangha, known as the ‘Ketamine Queen’ among her clientele, confessed to five federal offenses connected to the 2023 overdose of the Friends star.
Sangha has remained in federal detention since her apprehension in August 2024.
On March 25, federal prosecutors filed a court document recommending a 15-year incarceration for Sangha.
The 24-page report from US attorneys in California’s Central District portrayed Sangha as a ‘drug dealer responsible for causing harm through her sales.’
Prosecutors noted that even after discovering her drugs were linked to Perry’s death, she ‘showed no remorse and continued her illegal activities.’
On October 28, 2023, Perry was found unresponsive in a jacuzzi at his Pacific Palisades home and was declared dead at the scene.
The woman who admitted to selling the ketamine that led to Matthew Perry ’s overdose death has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, along with three years of supervised release; (Perry pictured 2017)
Jasveen Sangha (pictured), also known as the ‘Ketamine Queen’ among her customers, pled guilty to five federal charges related to the 2023 overdose death of the Friends star
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office later determined that Perry’s death was caused by an accidental ketamine overdose.
The prosecutors also wrote in the filing that ‘Sangha’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.’
Sangha’s defense team argued that she has ‘acknowledged her role in serious criminal behavior’ and requested the court to consider a sentence based on time already served.
‘She does not minimize that conduct or the gravity of the consequences charged in this case,’ the lawyers added.
According to the U.S. attorneys handling the case, Sangha collaborated with Erik Fleming to supply ketamine to Perry.
In the same month that Perry passed away, Sangha and Fleming sold 51 vials of ketamine to the actor, which were then handed over to Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry’s personal assistant, prosecutors said.
Iwamasa administered the ketamine to Perry on several occasions leading up to the fatal overdose, including at least three injections on the day of his death, according to the prosecution.
After hearing about Perry’s death in news reports, Sangha contacted Fleming via the encrypted messaging app Signal.
Matthew Perry’s mother Suzanne Perry and Perry’s stepfather Keith Morrison arrive for the sentencing hearing of ‘Ketamine Queen Jasveen Sangh
Perry played Chandler Bing on the NBC series Friends opposite Jennifer Aniston
She instructed him, ‘Delete all our messages.’
In August 2024, Fleming admitted to charges of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distributing the drug, which led to a death.
Similarly, Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to ketamine distribution resulting in death, with both men scheduled for sentencing later this month.
Sangha pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including maintaining a drug-involved property, distributing ketamine three times, and distributing the drug, which led to death or serious injury.
Prosecutors revealed she had been using her residence as a base for storing, packaging, and distributing narcotics, such as ketamine and methamphetamine, since at least 2019.
Perry battled addiction for many years, a struggle that intensified during his time on Friends, when he became one of the biggest stars of his generation as Chandler Bing.
His rise to fame alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer on the iconic Friends sitcom from 1994 to 2004 was overshadowed by personal struggles.
Perry openly admitted that his addiction issues frequently interfered with his work during those years.
