Overview
- Erik Fleming, 56, was sentenced Wednesday in Los Angeles to two years in federal prison with three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett.
- He acted as a middleman over 11 days, buying ketamine from dealer Jasveen “Ketamine Queen” Sangha and delivering it to Perry’s assistant, including 25 vials for $6,000 four days before Perry died.
- His early cooperation, including an August 2024 guilty plea and identifying Sangha to investigators, helped reduce his sentence after prosecutors sought 30 months and the judge weighed his duty as a licensed counselor.
- The Los Angeles County medical examiner found Perry, 54, died on October 28, 2023 from the acute effects of ketamine, with drowning listed as a secondary cause, after assistant Kenneth Iwamasa injected him from that batch.
- With Sangha sentenced to 15 years and two doctors already punished, only Iwamasa remains to be sentenced later this month, capping a prosecution that spotlighted off‑label ketamine use and the accountability of health professionals.