US Edition'Ketamine Queen' sentenced to 15 years in Matthew Perry overdose death
Prosecutors said Sangha sold ketamine that killed Matthew Perry and linked her to another overdose death.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett sentenced Jasveen Sangha to 15 years in federal prison for supplying the ketamine that caused actor Matthew Perry's death in 2023.
- Prosecutors labeled Sangha the "Ketamine Queen," alleging she operated a "drug-selling emporium" from her North Hollywood home, distributing methamphetamine, cocaine, and Xanax since at least 2019.
- Sangha sold Perry 25 vials of ketamine for $6,000 in cash four days before his death; she also admitted selling drugs to Cody McLaury, 33, who died from overdose in 2019.
- Perry's stepmother Debbie Perry called Sangha "heartless" in a victim impact statement submitted Tuesday, while prosecutors wrote that upon learning her drugs caused Perry's death, "She didn't care and kept selling."
- Four other defendants, including physicians Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez, have pleaded guilty in the case, with remaining sentencing hearings for Perry's assistant Kenneth Iwamasa scheduled later this month.
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15-year sentence for ‘ketamine queen’ in Matthew Perry death highlights federal guidelines
The California woman who sold actor Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023 was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison. It could have been way longer. Jasveen Sangha — described by prosecutors as the “ketamine queen” — faced as much as 65 years for selling Perry lethal doses of the drug. The sentence highlights a part of America’s criminal justice system that most never see: how federal prison time is actually calculated. …
‘Ketamine Queen’ sentenced to 15 years in prison over Matthew Perry death
Jasveen Sangha, the drug dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in relation to the death of Matthew Perry. Read More: Who is Jasveen Sangha – the ‘Ketamine Queen’ accused of supplying Matthew Perry? The 54-year-old actor was found unresponsive in a hot tub in his Los Angeles home on October 28, 2023. He was later pronounced dead, with his death being attributed to the acute effects of ketamine, and drownin…
She herself struggled with addiction, but gave up drugs after her arrest.
In September last year, she pleaded guilty.
‘Ketamine Queen’ Learns Fate In Matthew Perry Case
A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen” was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges connected to the death of “Friends” actor Matthew Perry. Jasveen Sangha, 42, pleaded guilty last September 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. Perry’s family had pushed for a ha…
“Ketamine Queen” Sentenced to 15 Years in Matthew Perry Death!
The woman accused of selling the ketamine that led to Matthew Perry’s fatal overdose will spend the next 15 years in prison. Jasveen Sangha was sentenced Wednesday after previously pleading guilty to running a drug house and selling ketamine, including the batch that prosecutors say ultimately reached the Friends actor. Sangha, 42, admitted to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises and several drug distribution charges. Prosecutors al…
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