Overview

• Dr. Salvador Plasencia agreed to plead guilty in federal court this week to illegally distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry.
• Prosecutors say Plasencia delivered 20 vials of ketamine over 15 days in autumn 2023 and marked up the price from roughly $12 to $2,000 per vial.
• Text messages uncovered by investigators include Plasencia admitting he sought to exploit Perry’s addiction when supplying the drug.
• Dr. Mark Chavez has already pleaded guilty to supplying ketamine to Perry and faces up to 10 years in prison.
• Jasveen Sangha, who sold the single vial that caused Perry’s fatal overdose, is charged with life imprisonment for her role in the scheme.