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The actor Matthew Perry, who starred in the television show “Friends,” died at 54 from the “acute effects” of ketamine and drowning. He was found in a hot tub at his home in Pacific Palisades. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Plasencia will enter his plea in the next several weeks.
Maximum Penalties and Prior Offenses
There is a lot at stake in the charges. Dr. Plasencia faces a maximum statutory sentence of 40 years in prison and a $2,000,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, as well as three years of supervised release and a $400 mandatory special assessment.
Plasencia is the fourth defendant in the case to reach a plea deal. He was due to face trial in August, with alleged drug dealer Jasveen Sangha. Earlier, he had been indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, seven counts of distributing ketamine, and two counts of tampering with or falsifying records in the federal probe.
Sales of Drugs and Communications
Plasencia, according to his plea agreement, conspired with Dr. Mark Chavez, a second defendant who also pleaded guilty, to provide ketamine vials, lozenges, and syringes to Perry’s personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, from September 30 through October 12, 2023.
In the texts, Plasencia told the victim that he wanted to kill her — or have her killed by a relative because of the “shame” of being with a poor partner. The messages are included in the complaint against Plasencia. In one message from September 2023, he wrote, “I’m curious how much this moron will pay? In others, he said he wanted to become Perry’s sole vendor.
The communications, Martin Estrada, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California at the time, argued, corroborates the fact that Plasencia intended to capitalize on Perry’s addiction.
