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The shifty drug dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen” in elite Hollywood circles was sentenced to 15 years behind bars for her role in the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry.

Jasveen Sangha, dressed in a white prison jumpsuit with her ankles shackled, was emotional during her sentencing hearing in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday. The 42-year-old often grabbed from a box of tissues set in front of her to wipe away tears.

Sangha told the court she took full responsibility for her crimes, adding she had the “rug of life ripped out” from under her.

Perry’s mother, Suzanne, and stepfather — “Dateline” veteran Keith Morrison — were in court Monday, addressing Sangha before her 15-year sentence was handed down.

“I feel bad for you, Miss Sangha. I don’t hate you … You are a drug dealer,” Morrison told the court, fighting back tears.

Morrison called Perry a brilliant and talented man, adding he should have “had another act.”


  Jasveen Sangha was sentenced to 15 years for the crime. Instagram/@jasveen_s Jasveen Sangha was sentenced to 15 years for the crime. Instagram/@jasveen_s

  The “Ketamine Queen” operated a sophisticated drug distribution hub out of a “stash house” in her North Hollywood home. BACKGRID The “Ketamine Queen” operated a sophisticated drug distribution hub out of a “stash house” in her North Hollywood home. BACKGRID

Sangha cried through most of Morrison’s statement, but he wasn’t the only one from the family to share words about the actor.

“The pain you’ve caused to hundreds maybe thousands is irreversible,” Debbie Perry, who is married to Matthew Perry’s father, John Bennett Perry, wrote in a victim impact statement ahead of the sentencing.

“There is no joy to be found, no light in the window. They won’t be back. That thought comes through our day everyday. No escape. You caused this. You who has talent for business. Enough to make money. Chose the one way that hurts people.”

She added: “To the court: please give this heartless woman the maximum prison sentence so she won’t be able to hurt other families like ours.”

Morrison also spoke with reporters outside the courtroom after Sangha received her sentence.

“The judge made a very reasoned argument, I think it was, I’ll leave it at that. I’m not in the position to know what the right sentence would be, but she is,” Morrison told a California Post reporter when asked if he thought justice was served.

United States District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett called Sangha “the most culpable” in Perry’s death before handing down the 15 year sentence, which aligned with what prosecutors had asked she be given.

Sangha pleaded guilty in September 2025 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.

Sangha was one of five people who pleaded guilty for their roles in Perry’s 2023 overdose death. However, she was the only defendant out of the five whose plea deal included an acknowledgment of causing the actor’s death.


  Matthew Perry died in 2023 from a drug overdose. Getty Images for GQ Matthew Perry died in 2023 from a drug overdose. Getty Images for GQ

  Perry’s mother Suzanne and stepfather Keith Morrison attended the sentencing Wednesday. David Buchan for the CA Post Perry’s mother Suzanne and stepfather Keith Morrison attended the sentencing Wednesday. David Buchan for the CA Post

A furious Mark Geragos, who represented Sangha, spoke to reporters outside the courthouse following the sentencing. “No one was going to stop Mr. Perry from what he was doing … addiction will not be cured here by the sentence you hand down,” he remarked.

Sangha, a dual British-American citizen, operated a sophisticated drug distribution hub out of a “stash house” in her North Hollywood home. Federal prosecutors say she catered to “high-end” clients, using her profits to fund a glamorous lifestyle.

Sangha worked with Erik Fleming, 56, of Hawthorne to distribute ketamine, according to prosecutors. Legal documents allege Sangha and Fleming sold Perry 51 vials of Ketamine in October 2023.

The ketamine was provided to Perry’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who then injected the actor with the drugs, according to legal documents.

Prosecutors said Iwamasa injected Perry with at least three shots of ketamine on October 28, 2023 … a fatal dose.

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“After learning from news reports of Perry’s death, Sangha called Fleming on the Signal app to discuss how to distance themselves from it. That day, Sangha updated the settings on the Signal apps to automatically delete her messages with Fleming. She further instructed Fleming to “Delete all our messages,”” prosecutors said.

Just a couple days later, Fleming left Sangha a voicemail using Signal and also sent her a text, according to prosecutors.

“Please call . . . Got more info and want to bounce ideas off you. I’m 90% sure everyone is protected. I never dealt with [Perry]. Only his Assistant. So the Assistant was the enabler. Also they are doing a 3 month tox screening . . . Does K stay in your system or is it immediately flushed out[?],” the alleged text read.

Perry — widely known for his role as Chandler Bing on the sitcom “Friends” — was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28, 2023.

A medical examiner ruled his death was caused by the acute effects of ketamine.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who also illegally sold ketamine to Perry and injected him, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

Dr. Mark Chavez, a San Diego doctor who ran a ketamine clinic and was the source of the doses that Plasencia sold to Perry, received eight months of home detention and three years of supervised release.

Iwamasa, and Fleming have also pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

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