"Erik Fleming, a licensed drug addiction counselor, admitted in a plea agreement to working with another dealer to provide the "Friends" actor with dozens of vials of ketamine, including the dose that led to his fatal overdose in October 2023 at the age of 54."
"Federal prosecutors argued in a memorandum filed ahead of sentencing that Fleming should receive 30 months in prison due to his "profit-seeking behavior and reckless distribution of dubiously manufactured drugs." They said that after learning through a friend that Perry was seeking illicit ketamine, Fleming brokered multiple transactions between the other dealer, Jasveen Sangha, and the actor's live-in personal assistant, "despite knowing the risk and dangers of selling the drugs.""
"They said Fleming knew about Perry's history of addiction and still chose to sell him drugs, which, unlike medical-grade ketamine, were contained in clear, unmarked vials of unknown concentrations. They said he also marked up the price of the vials Sangha was selling from $160 to $220."
"They said Fleming struggled with addiction himself and was "well aware of the warning signs of drug seeking behavior," but that he "nonetheless elected to insert himself into Mr. Perry's addiction story to profit from it." "Although defendant's drug trafficking appear(s) to be limited to the drug sales in October 2023, his criminal conduct nonetheless caused significant harm, including the loss of Mr. Perry's life," prosecutors stated."
Erik Fleming, a licensed drug addiction counselor, is scheduled to be sentenced for providing ketamine that killed Matthew Perry. Fleming admitted in a plea agreement to working with another dealer to supply dozens of vials of ketamine, including the dose involved in Perry’s fatal overdose in October 2023. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine resulting in death. Prosecutors described a conspiracy to illegally distribute ketamine to Perry and said Fleming faces up to 25 years in prison. Prosecutors argued for 30 months, citing profit-seeking behavior, reckless distribution, and knowledge of Perry’s addiction history. They said the ketamine was in clear, unmarked vials with unknown concentrations and that Fleming brokered transactions despite the risks.
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