one of the doctors pleads guilty –

Almost a year after the death of actor Matthew Perry, on October 28, 2023, responsibilities are starting to emerge. One of the doctors accused in the Friends star’s death has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges for distributing the ketamine that caused the death. Mark Chavez, one of the five defendants in the case, pleaded guilty in federal court in Los Angeles. According to the American newspaper Deadline the reading of the sentence has been set for April 2. Two other defendants in the case, Jasveen Sangha, known as the “ketamine queen,” and Dr. Salvador Plasencia, have pleaded not guilty and their trial will begin on March 4.

Chavez, 54 years old and originally from San Diego, faces up to 10 years in prison. They and five other people, including Perry’s personal assistant, are accused of belonging to a criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine. According to investigators, Perry obtained the ketamine that killed him from Sangha, while the syringe was provided by Dr. Salvador Plasencia and the personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, injected the drug into the actor on the day of his death, the 28th October 2023. The Prosecutor’s Office claims that the defendants took advantage of Perry’s “addiction problems” to “enrich themselves”.