All articles tagged with #conspiracy to distribute ketamine
Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry’s live-in personal assistant, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, admitting he supplied and personally injected Perry multiple times in the days before his death and was the last person to see him alive; his cooperation made him a key witness as the broader case against five involved in the overdose closes.
Matthew Perry's live-in assistant Kenneth Iwamasa was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison and a $10,000 fine for conspiring to distribute ketamine to the actor and administering the fatal dose that led to Perry's 2023 death. Prosecutors say Iwamasa procured and injected Perry with ketamine multiple times daily, as part of a broader scheme involving other defendants and cash-based drug sales. Perry's family described the betrayal as devastating, and the case highlighted a network of doctors and dealers connected to the overdose.
Matthew Perry’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute ketamine that contributed to the actor’s death in October 2023; prosecutors said he obtained, administered, and concealed ketamine doses for Perry, while Perry’s family condemned him as a “monster.” Co-defendants in the case received shorter or longer penalties, including a 15-year sentence for the “Ketamine Queen” Sangha and prison terms for others, as Perry’s death was ruled an acute ketamine overdose.
Erik Fleming, a licensed drug counselor who pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute ketamine tied to Matthew Perry’s death, was sentenced in a Los Angeles federal court to 24 months in prison with a $200 special assessment and a June 29 surrender date. Prosecutors had urged a longer term (30 months) while Fleming’s lawyers cited cooperation and remorse. Fleming sold 51 vials of ketamine to Perry in October 2023, including the portion that contributed to Perry’s death; Perry died of an accidental ketamine overdose with drowning and other factors noted by the medical examiner. Fleming cooperated with investigators; Jasveen Sangha, nicknamed the “Ketamine Queen,” was previously sentenced to 15 years, and two doctors connected to the case faced separate sentences.