Erik Fleming Gets 2 Years for Supplying Ketamine in Matthew Perry Death
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Updated · The New York Times · May 13
Erik Fleming Gets 2 Years for Supplying Ketamine in Matthew Perry Death
16 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 13
Two years in prison was handed to Erik Fleming, the addiction counselor who admitted helping supply the ketamine that led to Matthew Perry’s 2023 death; he also received three years of supervised release.
Fleming pleaded guilty in 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution resulting in death after obtaining 51 vials from a dealer and reselling them at a profit to Perry’s assistant.
Oct. 28, 2023, marked the fatal end of that chain: assistant Kenneth Iwamasa injected Perry with at least three shots of ketamine sourced through Fleming and dealer Jasveen Sangha before the actor was found dead at 54.
In court filings and at Wednesday’s hearing, Fleming said he took full responsibility and apologized to Perry’s family as the judge delivered the sentence.
The man who injected Perry's fatal dose is sentenced next. Will his punishment exceed the dealer's who received 15 years?
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