Jasveen Sangha was sentenced to 15 years in prison for her part in the death of Matthew Perry, having pleaded guilty to five federal counts in Los Angeles, including distributing ketamine resulting in death or bodily injury. According to major media reports, Sangha was Matthew Perry's primary ketamine supplier at the time of his death. Matthew Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his LA home on October 28, 2023, at age 54.
His death was ruled an accident from the acute effects of ketamine, which caused him to drown. Major media outlets have described Jasveen Sangha as the 'Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles' who ran a drug-selling business from her home in North Hollywood. Prosecutors said Sangha exhibited cold callousness and disregard for life in selling dangerous drugs, arguing she chose profits over people and caused immense pain to victims' families.
I take full responsibility for my actions and am deeply sorry for the pain caused to Matthew Perry's family.
The ketamine that reached Matthew Perry traveled through intermediaries, according to multiple reports. Sangha allegedly provided ketamine to Matthew Perry via his friend Erik Fleming, who then gave it to Perry's personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa. In his final days, Kenneth Iwamasa was administering at least six shots of ketamine per day to Matthew Perry, spending around £42,000 on the drug.
Matthew Perry was receiving off-label ketamine treatments for depression from his doctor but couldn't get as much as he wanted. Jasveen Sangha admitted to selling ketamine to Cody McLaury, who fatally overdosed in August 2019. Cody McLaury died hours later from a mixed drug overdose with acute ketamine toxicity.
I want Sangha to receive the maximum prison sentence.
The judge agreed with prosecutors that Sangha deserved one year more than the 14 years recommended by federal probation officials. Judge Sherilyn P. Garnett said Sangha was probably one of the most culpable defendants and ordered her to serve three years of supervised release.
Sangha asked for a lenient sentence of time served, citing her lack of a prior criminal record and 20 months in custody since her August 2024 arrest. Major media reports indicate Sangha is a devout Sikh woman who prays daily and has maintained two years of sobriety as of March 19, 2026. The judge declined to let Sangha leave custody for a medical procedure and self-surrender to prison.
Matthew was a funny and brilliant person who overcame addiction and became a playwright and author.
After the hearing, Keith Morrison said Sangha was visibly emotional and believed she heard his message. The specific medical procedure Sangha requested to leave custody for remains undisclosed, as does the exact reasoning behind the judge's denial of this request. Additionally, the precise five federal criminal charges Sangha pleaded guilty to beyond distributing ketamine resulting in death or bodily injury have not been detailed in available reports.
How Matthew Perry's doctor administered the off-label ketamine treatments and what the prescribed limits were remains unknown, as does the evidence that led to Sangha being identified as Perry's primary ketamine supplier. The current legal status or involvement of intermediaries Erik Fleming and Kenneth Iwamasa in the case has not been publicly disclosed. A key contradiction emerged in the character assessment of Jasveen Sangha during the sentencing phase.
I don't hate you. You supplied an addict.
com, she described learning from her own poor decisions and wanting to make amends, stating she shattered people's lives and wears her shame like a jacket. This portrayal of remorse contrasts sharply with prosecutors' characterization of her exhibiting cold callousness and disregard for life and choosing profits over people. The case has implications for how drug prosecutions approach suppliers connected to celebrity deaths, potentially setting precedents for sentencing in similar high-profile cases.
According to Daily Mirror - 3am Showbiz, Debbie Perry described wanting Sangha to receive the maximum prison sentence. com, Keith Morrison described Matthew as a funny and brilliant person who overcame addiction and became a playwright and author, while also telling Sangha he didn't hate her but that she supplied an addict.
I learned from my own poor decisions and want to make amends. I shattered people's lives. I wear my shame like a jacket.