"A woman who has come to be known as the Ketamine Queen pleaded guilty on Wednesday to selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him. Jasveen Sangha changed her previous not guilty plea at a federal court in Los Angeles and became the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the Friends star to plead guilty after a deal with prosecutors. She agreed in a signed statement to plead to five federal charges, including providing the ketamine that led to Perry's death. Her trial had been planned to start later this month. In a brief statement when the deal was announced on 18 August, Sangha's lawyer Mark Geragos said only: She's taking responsibility for her actions."
"Prosecutors had cast Sangha, a 42-year-old citizen of the US and the UK, as a prolific drug dealer who was known to her customers as the Ketamine Queen, using the term often in press releases and court documents. Her guilty pleas are set to include one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine, and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death. Prosecutors agreed to drop three other counts related to the distribution of ketamine, and one count of distribution of methamphetamine that was unrelated to the Perry case. The final plea deal came a year after federal prosecutors announced that five people had been charged in Perry's 28 October 2023 death after a sweeping investigation."
Jasveen Sangha pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to providing ketamine that led to Matthew Perry's death. She entered guilty pleas to five federal counts, including maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of ketamine distribution, and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death. Prosecutors portrayed Sangha as a prolific dealer known as the "Ketamine Queen." Prosecutors dropped several additional counts under the plea agreement. Sangha faces up to 45 years in prison, though prosecutors said they will seek a sentence below the maximum and a judge will set the sentencing date.
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