The two physicians who were charged in connection with beloved Friends star Matthew Perry’s death are reportedly still allowed to prescribe medication.
While the California State Medical Board launched an investigation into the doctors, the agency kept their medical licenses active and has put zero restrictions on them.
In addition to the two doctors, three others were also arrested on Thursday: Jasveen Sangha — whom prosecutors allege is a drug dealer also known as “Ketamine Queen” — Perry’s personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and the actor’s friend Erik Fleming.
Chavez, meanwhile, has already “cut a deal with prosecutors” in the case, “pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine,” TMZ reported.
Prosecutors say the doctor admitted to selling the drug to Plasencia, “after he obtained the ketamine by writing fraudulent prescriptions,” the outlet added.
Court documents also note that Plasencia called Perry a “moron” in a text to Chavez — and wondered how much the actor would pay for ketamine.
As Breitbart News reported, Perry was found dead underwater in his hot tub at his Los Angeles home on October 28, 2023. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office later listed the Friends star’s death as acute effects of ketamine.
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