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Erik Fleming Sentenced to Two Years in Matthew Perry Ketamine Case

The ruling highlights cooperation-driven penalties ahead of the case’s closure.

Overview

  • Fleming, 56, received 24 months in federal prison on Wednesday, plus three years of supervised release and a $200 fine, for distributing ketamine tied to Perry’s death.
  • He pleaded guilty in August 2024 and cooperated with investigators, which helped reduce his punishment after prosecutors sought a 30‑month term.
  • Investigators said Fleming bought ketamine from trafficker Jasveen Sangha and sold it to Perry’s assistant, delivering about 50 vials, including 25 four days before the actor died on October 28, 2023.
  • Sangha was sentenced in April to 15 years in prison, while Dr. Salvador Plasencia received 30 months and Dr. Mark Chávez got eight months of home confinement.
  • Only one sentence remains: assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, who admitted injecting Perry, is due to be sentenced on May 27 as the autopsy found acute ketamine effects as the primary cause of death.