"A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death was sentenced on Tuesday to eight months of home confinement. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence that included three years of supervised release to 55-year-old Dr Mark Chavez in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles. Before the sentence was delivered, Chavez addressed the judge and said he had lost a loved one recently and understood the grief that Perry's death has caused."
"Chavez acquired ketamine and gave it to Dr Salvador Plasencia, who was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison earlier this month for selling ketamine to Perry in the months leading up to his death. LA doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine sentenced to prison Chavez's attorneys emphasized the difference between the two doctors and said that Chavez accepted responsibility early by cooperating with investigators and voluntarily giving up his medical license ahead of his detention hearing."
Dr. Mark Chavez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine after acquiring the drug from a wholesale distributor on false pretenses. A federal judge sentenced the 55-year-old to eight months of home confinement and three years of supervised release. Chavez cooperated with investigators, voluntarily surrendered his medical license, and accepted responsibility early. Chavez provided ketamine to Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who later was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry. Perry had been using ketamine as a legal depression treatment and struggled with addiction; Plasencia admitted exploiting Perry's addiction.
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