The last defendant charged in connection with the death of Matthew Perry has agreed to plead guilty, concluding a year-long federal investigation into the actor’s fatal overdose. Jasveen Sangha, 42, admitted Monday that she supplied the ketamine that caused Perry’s death.
According to prosecutors, Sangha will plead guilty to five counts: maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distributing ketamine, and one count of distribution resulting in death or serious injury. The agreement removes the need for a trial but leaves her facing a possible sentence of up to 45 years in prison.
Prosecutors alleged Sangha, a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom, operated as a high-volume supplier who marketed herself to wealthy clients. Court records show Perry, 54, had been receiving ketamine treatments legally through a doctor for depression, but in the weeks before his death, he sought additional quantities from Sangha and another physician, Dr. Salvador Plasencia.
Investigators said Perry purchased 25 vials of ketamine from Sangha for six thousand dollars in cash four days before he died at his Los Angeles home on October 28, 2023. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined that ketamine toxicity was the primary cause of death.
The charges against Sangha were part of a larger federal case that named five defendants linked to Perry’s death. Plasencia pleaded guilty in July. Three others, Dr. Mark Chavez, Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, and Perry’s friend Erik Fleming, also entered guilty pleas earlier this year and gave statements that implicated Sangha.
Court filings state that Fleming praised Sangha’s supply and told Iwamasa she only sold to high-end clients and celebrities. On the day of Perry’s death, Sangha urged Fleming to delete their communications, prosecutors said.
As part of her plea, Sangha acknowledged she also provided ketamine in an unrelated 2019 case that resulted in the death of Cody McLaury. Federal agents later searched her North Hollywood residence in March 2024 and seized ketamine, methamphetamine, and cash. She has remained in custody since then.
Under the agreement, Sangha also accepted the forfeiture of property seized in the investigation. Sentencing for her and the four other defendants has not yet been scheduled.
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