Second doctor sentenced in Matthew Perry overdose death

BBC News - WorldCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete December 16, 2025 at 09:10 PM

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Dr. Mark Chavez, a California doctor, was sentenced to eight months of home detention and three years of supervised release for his role in supplying ketamine to Matthew Perry, who died in 2023 from the drug's acute effects. Chavez admitted to fraudulently obtaining ketamine through his clinic and a distributor, then selling it to Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who supplied it to Perry. Plasencia was previously sentenced to 30 months in prison. The sentences stem from a federal investigation into how Perry acquired ketamine through an underground drug network in Hollywood. Five people, including two doctors and a dealer known as the "Ketamine Queen," have pleaded guilty to drug-related charges. Perry's assistant and two others are awaiting sentencing.

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San Diego 40% Kenneth Iwamasa 40% Erik Fleming 40% California ×250% Jasveen Sangha (Ketamine Queen) 50% Los Angeles ×260% Salvador Plasencia ×480% Mark Chavez ×490% Matthew Perry ×6100%

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matthew perry 100% ketamine 90% drug overdose 80% drug-related charges 70% fraudulent prescription 70% mark chavez 60% drug addiction 50% salvador plasencia 50% underground drug network 40%