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Matthew Perry’s death was ruled a ketamine overdose. Then charges were filed against his assistant

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Who Is Kenneth Iwamasa? Matthew Perry's Assistant Sentenced For Ketamine Death

Longtime Matthew Perry aide Kenneth Iwamasa has been sentenced to 41 months in a US federal prison for supplying and injecting the ketamine that killed the 'Friends' star.

International Business Times UK

Inside Matthew Perry’s final days: Ketamine, secret deals and a fatal last injection

The prosecution of five people in the drug death of actor Matthew Perry ended Wednesday with the sentencing of the personal assistant of the “Friends” star

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Matthew Perry's personal assistant sentenced to three years and five months in prison

Matthew Perry's personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, has received a three-year-and-five-month prison sentence for hIs involvement with the star's death.

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Matthew Perry’s assistant jailed over actor’s ketamine death

This sentencing marks the fifth and final resolution in the 2 1/2-year investigation and prosecution following the death of the ‘Friends’ star

The Independent UK

Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine sentenced to over three years

Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty over role in Friends actor’s death from drug overdose in 2023

The Guardian - US

Matthew Perry's Sisters Say Assistant 'Left Him To Die' In Hot Tub Horror

Matthew Perry's family says they feel betrayed after allegations that his assistant injected him with ketamine before his death, calling the case heartbreaking as sentencing moves forward.

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Matthew Perry’s assistant faces sentencing for ketamine death of Friends star

Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death in 2024

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry paid his live-in assistant $150,000 a year. He injected his fatal dose of ketamine

On the day of Perry's death, Iwamasa gave police a list of all the medications Perry was taking, but he left off ketamine and said nothing about the injections

The Independent UK

Drug counsellor who supplied fatal ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced to two years in prison

The counsellor admitted he connected the actor to a dealer prosecutors dubbed the “Ketamine Queen,” later cooperating with investigators after being tracked down months after Perry’s death.

Euronews

Drug counselor who delivered 'Friends' star Matthew Perry ketamine that killed him gets 2 years

Erik Fleming, a drug counselor, received a two-year prison sentence. He supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine that led to the actor's death. Fleming later became a key informant for investigators. He connected Perry to a drug supplier known as 'The Ketamine Queen'. Fleming's cooperation helped speed up the investigation.

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Erik Fleming sentenced to prison for supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine

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Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years

Erik Fleming sentenced in Los Angeles court after previously pleading guilty over the Friends actor’s death

The Guardian - US

Drug counselor who supplied ketamine that killed Matthew Perry sentenced to 2 years

Fleming delivered 25 vials for $6,000 just four days before Perry’s death

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Matthew Perry’s belongings to be auctioned as Friends memorabilia and original Banksy up for sale

The sale of valuables from Perry’s estate will raise money for the charitable foundation established in the actor’s name

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Ketamine Queen Jasveen Sangha sentenced to 15 years in prison

Jasveen Sangha has received a 15-year prison sentence for her involvement with Matthew Perry's death.

Euronews

'Ketamine Queen' Jasveen Sangha jailed for 15 years over Matthew Perry drugs death

Perry, 54, had openly struggled for decades with addictions, but had appeared to colleagues to be beating his demons when he died in 2023.

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry’s death: Here are the major criminals who played a role in the overdose of beloved actor

Federal investigators found that in his final weeks, the actor was being injected with high doses of ketamine as many as six times a day

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The Guardian - US

‘Ketamine Queen’ sentenced to 15-year prison term for role in Matthew Perry’s death

Jasveen Sangha had pleaded guilty last year to selling the Friends actor a fatal dose of the drug

The Independent UK

‘Ketamine Queen’ tearfully apologizes as she gets 15 years in Matthew Perry’s death as jail calls over book deals revealed

In tan prison scrubs, the 42-year-old drug dealer appeared emotional as she made a statement in front of Friends star’s parents and other family members

Evening Standard

Matthew Perry’s parents brand his doctor 'among most culpable’ over his death in emotional statement ahead of sentencing

Dr Salvador Plasencia admitted injecting Perry with liquid ketamine in the weeks before his death and sold him the drug for home use

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Matthew Perry’s estate ‘hit with five-figure tax bill’

Two years after his death, Matthew Perry’s estate has reportedly been hit with a five-figure tax bill from the State of California.

The Independent UK

‘Ketamine Queen’ pleads guilty to selling fatal dose to Friends star Matthew Perry

Jasveen Sangha pleaded guilty to five federal charges, including providing the ketamine that led to Perry's death

International Business Times

'Ketamine Queen' Pleads Guilty Over Matthew Perry Death

A dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" pleaded guilty to supplying the drugs that killed "Friends" actor Matthew Perry, when she appeared in a California court on Wednesday.

The Guardian - US

‘Ketamine Queen’ pleads guilty to selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry

Jasveen Sangha changed her previous not guilty plea in the October 2023 overdose death of the Friends star

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