"Erik Fleming is now the fourth person to be sentenced in connection with Perry's death. He had been facing up to 25 years in prison but got a much lesser sentenced because he cooperated with prosecutors. As part of sentence, the 56-year-old will also have to complete three years of supervised release after his 24 months behind bars."
"Fleming 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. Fleming is one of five people charged and convicted in what prosecutors called a conspiracy to illegally distribute ketamine to Perry."
"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""
A licensed drug addiction counselor, Erik Fleming, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for helping supply ketamine that killed Matthew Perry. Fleming became the fourth person sentenced in connection with Perry’s death. He faced up to 25 years but received a reduced sentence after cooperating with prosecutors. Fleming admitted to working with another dealer to provide Perry with dozens of ketamine vials, including the dose that led to the fatal overdose in October 2023. Prosecutors said he participated in a conspiracy to illegally distribute ketamine to Perry. They argued he engaged in profit-seeking behavior, brokered transactions despite knowing the risks, and sold drugs in clear, unmarked vials of unknown concentration while marking up prices.
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