Drug counselor who sold Matthew Perry fatal dose of ketamine is sentenced to two years in prison
Fleming cooperated with investigators and helped lead them to Jasveen Sangha, whom prosecutors said supplied 51 vials of ketamine before Perry died.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett sentenced former film producer Erik Fleming to two years in prison for distributing ketamine that contributed to Matthew Perry's death. Fleming must surrender within 45 days and serve three years of supervised release.
- Fleming, a licensed drug counselor, admitted brokering ketamine sales between supplier Jasveen Sangha and Perry's assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, in October 2023. He delivered 51 vials, marking up prices for profit, with 25 vials reaching Perry's home four days before his death.
- Defense attorneys emphasized Fleming's "extraordinary cooperation" in identifying Sangha, though prosecutors argued his role as a counselor who "deliberately undertook to sell illegal street drugs" to an addict warranted significant punishment. All parties acknowledged his assistance expedited the investigation.
- Medical examiners determined Perry died from the acute effects of ketamine, with drowning listed as a secondary cause. Iwamasa administered the fatal injections from the ketamine supply Fleming and Sangha provided on October 28, 2023.
- Fleming is the fourth of five defendants sentenced in Perry's death; Kenneth Iwamasa, the final defendant, faces sentencing on May 27. Jasveen Sangha, dubbed the "Ketamine Queen," received 15 years in prison last month for her role as the primary supplier.
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Erik Fleming was sentenced to 24 months in prison for distribution of ketamine for which Perry died; in August 2024, Fleming pleaded guilty
Middleman who supplied drugs to Matthew Perry jailed for two years
A middleman who helped provide Friends actor Matthew Perry with the drugs that killed him was jailed in California on Wednesday. Erik Fleming, a certified drug counsellor, became the fourth of five people to be sentenced in connection with the death of the Canadian star. The star was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home in 2023. Fleming, 56, was ordered to serve two years in federal prison, with a further three years on supe…
An intermediary who helped supply the drugs that killed Friends actor Matthew Perry was jailed in California on Wednesday, AFP reported. Erik Fleming became the fourth person to receive sentence in connection with the death of the Canadian star. Perry was found dead in the Jacuzzi of his home in Los Angeles in 2023. Fleming, 56, was ordered to serve two years in a federal prison, followed by three additional years of probation, after pleading gu…
Two and a half years after Matthew Perry's death, a former Hollywood producer involved in the distribution of the drug that killed the lead actor in the series "Friends was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison by a Los Angeles court.
He pleaded guilty and cooperated with the investigation.
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