, — around the world, fans of matthew perry. who — around the world, fans of matthew perry, who_ perry, who were going to find the details of— perry, who were going to find the details of these allegations and the extensive _ details of these allegations and the extensive nature of what is alleged to have _ extensive nature of what is alleged to have happened, they are going to find this— to have happened, they are going to find this deeply shocking after matthew perry's sudden death at the end of— matthew perry's sudden death at the end of october last year. and it was thought— end of october last year. and it was thought at— end of october last year. and it was thought at the time that he was free of drugs _ thought at the time that he was free of drugs. we are learning that he had been — of drugs. we are learning that he had been using ketamine in very small doses. this is a drug that is used _ small doses. this is a drug that is used to— small doses. this is a drug that is used to treat depression, anxiety, but a _ used to treat depression, anxiety, but a drug — used to trea

matthew perry was charged 2,000 for a dose of ketamine worth around $12.octors are accused of acquiring the drug and falsifying medical records. one of them, writing in a text, "i wonder how much this moron will pay?" and matthew perry's personal assistant has admitted injecting him on the day he died. investigators say why looking into the actor's death they uncovered a drug supply network involving a dealer known as the ketamine queen in hollywood and say other suspects in connection with the operation are continuing to be investigated. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes gave me more deatils about the charges and the investigation. we heard an extraordinary amount of detail at that news conference earlier involving the los angeles police department and federal agencies, as well, about the five individuals who are alleged to have essentially helped matthew perry take this drug of ketamine, which is a legal drug but legal if it is used in medical terms, with doctors monitoring an individual in low doses for depression, for anxiety. but in this ca

he worked with matthew perry's live-in assistant. to distribute the ketamine to mr. perry. over two months from september to october of 2023 they distributed approximately 20 vials of ketamine to mr. perry. in exchange for $35,000 in cash. descendant placentia saw this as an opportunity to profit off of mr. perry. he wrote in a text message incident number 2023 i wonder how much this will pay. he also stated that he wanted to be mr. perry's sole source of supply. he wrote in a text message that he wanted to be mr. perry's go to for drugs. as a doctor, he knew full well the danger of what he was doing. on one occasion, he injected mr. perry with ketamine and he saw mr. peary freeze up and his blood pressure spiked. despite that, he left additional vials of ketamine for you will masa to administer to mr. perry. of course the defendant had no medical training to speak of. plasencia knew what he was doing was harming mr. peary. he had spoken to another patient mid-october 2023 and he told that patient that mr. perry was spiraling out of control with his addiction. nonetheless,

brand new charges and arrests made in connection to the overdose death of friends actor matthew perryments ago, we got the indictment charging multiple people including defendants dubbed the ketamine queen, and dr. p. perry was found face down and unresponsive in the heated end of his pool. his death was ruled an accident, the result of acute effects of ketamine according to the l.a. county medical examiner's office. they said perry had so much ketamine in his system it was equivalent to the amount typically used for general anesthesia in surgery. nbc's steve patterson has the latest on the investigation. he is standing by, but first let's go right to will them a. as this news conference gets underway. >> underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to mr. perry and others. this network included a live-in assistant, various go-betweens, two medical doctors, and a major source of drug supply known as, quote, the ketamine queen. we charged five defendants in this matter. these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich t

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matthew perry sought treatment for depression and anxiety and went to a local clinic where he became addicted to intravenous ketamine when clinic doctors refused to increase his dosage he turned to unscrupulous doctors who saw perry as a way to make quick money. dr. placenta cia, and dr. chavez violated the oath they took to care for their patients instead of do no harm. they did harm so that they could make more money without performing any medical evaluation or monitoring. they supplied matthew perry with large amounts of ketamine exchange for large sums of money charging perry $2,000 for a vial that cost dr. chavez approximately $12 as matthew perry's ketamine addiction grew he wanted more and he wanted it faster and cheaper that is how he ended up buying from i'm street dealers who sold the ketamine that ultimately led to his death in doing so, he followed the ark that we have tragically seen with many others whose substance use disorder begins in a doctor's office and ends in the street perry turn to a street dealer, eric fleming, who sources ketamine from a drug trafficker known

the variance searches across africa and 5 arrested in connection with the death of friends after matthew perry to doctors of the actors. personal assistant are among those facing charges, the 3 years joining us on p. b. s, and the united states and all around the world. welcome to the show. it's great to have you with us on the confer least restarts in guitar, where us officials say negotiations to bring an end to the war and gaza are off to what they say a promising start. the talks come as the home author and health industry says the palestinian death toll from the conflict has surpassed. $40000.00, a mouse which sparked the war with is october 7th terror attacks on israel is not taking part in the top of israel. is feeling pressure at home to reach and deal for the release of the remaining hostages. us and its allies hope a truth might also avert expected rainy and let reprisals for the recent assassination of her mouse's political leader is maya media interrogate. let's take a closer look at these negotiations with middle east experts down here get off. daniel, we've seen so many rounds of

i matthew perry was charged 2,000 for a dose of ketamine worth around $12. are accused of acquiring the drug and falsifying medical records. one of them, writing in a text, "i wonder how much this moron will pay?" and matthew perry's personal assistant has admitted injecting him on the day he died. investigators say why looking into the actor's death they uncovered a drug supply network involving a dealer known as the ketamine queen in hollywood and say other suspects in connection with the operation are continuing to be investigated. investigators say the high—profile nature of matthew perry's death has helped them to shut down this particular drug dealing network, emma vardy there. 11 days after the riots outside a hotel in rotherham that was housing asylum seekers, some of those who were trapped inside the holiday inn express have shown us footage of what was happening inside. the hotel became a target after false information was spread online about who was behind the southport stabbings. 0ur uk editor ed thomas has spoken to one of the asylum seekers — w

an arrest just made in connection with the overdose death of "friends" star matthew perry. y was found dead in his home at his pool in his home last october. the los angeles medical examiner attributed his death to the effects of ketamine. joining us now, steve patterson from los angeles, ken dilanian, former prosecutor and legal analyst and eric degans, tv critic for npr. steve, give us the very latest. this news is just breaking right now. what do we know? >> just breaking, our news room is taking it in as we speak. but, yes, law enforcement sources telling nbc news that at least one arrest was made in connection to this overdose death of matthew perry. perry, of course, again found dead at his home in a hot tub in pacific palisades in october of 2023. 10 months since then, there has been there wide-ranging federal investigation. lapd, dea, u.s. postal service, all headed by the u.s. attorney's office to get to the bottom of how this happened. this questions would have been, were there any drug dealers in connection to this? were there any doctors that prescribed this in c

but they did it anyways. >> reporter: nearly a year after the "friends" star, matthew perry, a stunningwo doctors, charged in connection with the actor's fatal ketamine overdose. >> the desperation that led perry to these individuals was not met with help, as it should have been, from the doctors. but instead, it was met with exploitation. exploitation by those who should have guided him toward help. this betrayal of trust is at the heart of this tragedy. >> federal prosecutors allege that five people used matthew perry as a blank check, and instead of taking care of his well-being and health, they saw him as a quick buck in selling drugs. >> reporter: the defendants also include "the ketamine queen," and salvador plasencia. the three other defendants include assistant kenneth iwamasa, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, and admitted repeatedly injecting perry with ketamine without medical training, including several injections on perry the day he died. "we were and still heart broken by matthew's death, but it has helped to know law enfor

matthew perry was charged $2,000 for a dose of ketamine worth around $12.rs are accused of acquiring the drug and falsifying medical records. one of them, writing in a text, "i wonder how much this moron will pay?" and matthew perry's personal assistant has admitted injecting him on the day he died. investigators say while looking into the actor's death they uncovered a drug supply network involving a dealer known as the �*ketamine queen�* in hollywood and say other suspects in connection with the operation are continuing to be investigated. let's cross live to los angeles to speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. hello. what sort of reaction has the latest development in the story received in the united states?— the story received in the united states? ., ., united states? the word that i kee on united states? the word that i keep on hearing _ united states? the word that i keep on hearing is _ united states? the word that i keep on hearing is sad, - united states? the word that i keep on hearing is sad, how. keep on hearing is sad, how very

and so who may not have matthew perry's name? i think authority saw this as an opportunity and the opportunity would be to send a message law enforcement, there's a role, jim, as it relates to detecting crime and deterring crime. and when you have something like this, where everyone's brought to account the doctors who are supplying it out of prison description, right. meaning not pursuant to are directed by any type of prescription, but just predicated upon greed. the ones who are supplying it thereafter in the chain who were dealing the drug, right? as the doctors were allegedly in addition to his assistant who is injecting him. so that sends a message to everyone. and so it's not only about at the investigation and the accountability here, it's about deterring people in the future who might be thinking of doing this. this is not the business you want to be in. you know, why? because agencies are going to unite dea, drug enforcement administration, postal service us attorney's office, local law enforcement, lapd, and ultimately

matthew perry was charged 2,000 for a dose of ketamine worth around $12. of acquiring the drug and falsifying medical records. one of them, writing in a text, "i wonder how much this moron will pay?" and matthew perry's personal assistant has admitted injecting him on the day he died. investigators say why looking into the actor's death they uncovered a drug supply network involving a dealer known as the ketamine queen in hollywood and say other suspects in connection with the operation are continuing to be investigated. investigators say the high—profile nature of matthew perry's death has helped them to shut down this particular drug dealing network, the so—called ketamine queen main face life in prison for supplying the drugs that killed him but it's also not the first time that medical doctors too have been involved in supplying drugs to celebrities, sometimes with fatal consequences. emma vardy fatal consequences. emma va rdy in fatal consequences. emma vardy in los angeles, thank you. 11 days after the riots outside a hotel in rotherham that was hous

five people are charged in connection with the drug-related death of matthew perry. to world news america. a grim milestone in gaza. that is how the united nations has described the latest death toll the besieged enclave. more than 40,000 palestinians have been killed since israel launched their offenssive into the territory. israel questioned the figures which does not specify how many fighters are among those killed. israel's army said they had a limited", 17,000 militants -- had eliminated quote, 17,000 militants. numbers from either side cannot be verified. our team at bbc has this analysis. >> counting the dead in any war zone is a challenge. israel's critics have questioned the proportionality of the war. israel began bombing gaza in the wake of the hamas attacks on the seventh of october which killed about 1200 people stop now more than 40,000 palestinians have been killed in gaza according to the hamas run health ministry. the foreign minister went as far as to call the figures fake data from a terrorist organization but one human body described the figures a

this is today. >>> charged people finally arrested with matthew perry's arrest, including doctors, a woman known as the ketamine queen and the stars own personal defendant. >> these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. >> inside the arrest, the disturbing details coming to light about the beloved actor's final weeks and where the investigation goes from here. we will have the very latest and a live interview with the head of the dea, now leading the investigation. >>> closing in. hurricane ernesto now a powerful category two. barrelling toward bermuda. the island racing to prepare for heavy rain, expected up and down the east coast. al has everything you need to know if you are heading to the beach this weekend. >>> united front. president biden campaigning alongside vice president harris for the first time since the shake-up of the democratic ticket. >> she's going to make one hell of a president. >> meanwhile, donald trump holding a lengthy news conference saying he has no plans to tone down the rhetoric. >> i think i'm entitled to personal

is this somebody that matthew perry would be aware of in that society? >> emily: there was an as acquaintance of matthew perry, one pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and we have that street deal er connected va aq aquantance. he was matthew perry assistant for 30 years. he pled guilty to ketamine conspiracy. feds have three guilty pleas and are focusing on big fish, the ketamine queen and one physician that made a living off pedalling drugs. he was the one in charge, coshg g in the wheel of obtaining street drug ketamine. >> dana: the las vegas police union boycotting over facial id. here is quote saying review journal worries the data, photographs of officers might get into the hands of anti-cop pe people. what is happening here? >> emily: go, raiders, first and foremost. >> dana: 100%. >> emily: unions said this was rolled out by n.f.l., they are going league wide. started with the browns fans, 35,000 signed up for racial recognition technology, count me in. now security is deploying it, they say we need to make sure face of credential h

matthew perry is best — what more can you tell us?tthew perry is best known as _ what more can you tell us? matthew perry is best known as chandler - what more can you tell us? matthew| perry is best known as chandler from friends. it's no secret that through his career he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. but according to medical reports, he had been clean for a year. he had been going through a type of therapy that involves taking small amounts of cattlemen for depression, but the levels when he was found in his hot tub were much higher. at the time, the coroner ruled that his death was an accident. today, we are hearing that five people are facing charges, one of them as a doctor. it was alleged that the five of them were part of a criminal network supplying ketamine. it's also alleged that matthew perry paid more than $15,000 for the drug. law enforcement officials believe it was the involvement of the network in supplying the drug that contributed to his death. the number of people killed in gaza since hamas launched the

matthew perry was charged 2,000 for a dose of ketamine worth around $12.records — one of them writing in a text, "i wonder how much this moron will pay." and matthew perry's personal assistant has admitted injecting him on the day he died. investigators say while looking into the actor's death, they uncovered a drug supply network, involving a dealer known as the ketamine queen in hollywood, and say that other suspects in connection with the operation are continuing to be investigated. emma vardy, bbc news. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more on the reaction this latest development received in the us. the word that i keep on hearing is sad. how very sad this situation is. of course, matthew perry, a beloved actor and notjust beloved because of his role in friends, but beloved because of the way because of his role in friends, but beloved because of the way that he dealt with his problems. he really was actually very open about his addictions. he wrote about it, he wrote about it in his book, and a lot of people had really hoped and indeed

in connection with actor matthew perry's overdose death. this story begins tonight's west coast rap. >> reporter matthew seedorf found one of the arrested doctors, former patients, and he spoke to a health care attorney about what to expect next in this case. >> outside this urgent care in calabasas, where one of the doctors in the matthew perry case had been working. it's been very quiet here today, but one patient tells us she's shocked. an urgent care center in calabasas, now closed. we'll be back monday for weight loss program only. the office's doctor, salvador plasencia, one of five people arrested thursday charged in the death of matthew perry. what was he like as a doctor? >> well, he was kind, but unprofessional. we didn't fill out forms. this woman says she's one of doctor patients and saw him just last week. he seemed tired and not as friendly when i saw him. other places. think about this. i'm shocked. it's terrible. it's disgusting. we trusted him for two years. >> exclusive fox 11 video shows doctor plasencia pacing as investi

$40000.00 civilians and find and several arrests in connection with the advance of friends act and matthew perry to deltas and the act as personal assistant are among those facing charges. the i've been visible and welcome in contact us officials say negotiations to bring an end to the war in gaza or off to a promising stop. the tolls come as the homeless run, health industry says the palestinian death toll from the conflict as the past. $14000.00, almost sponsible with itself type of 7 terror attacks on the as well, but it's not taking part in the tools and the as well. he's feeling the pressure at home to reach a deal for the release of the remaining hostages. the united states and its allies hope the cruise go to vote any a rainy and med reprisal attacks for the recent assassinations of militant leaders in a boot and t. ron motor, crystal is a negotiator who's worked with several days by the governments. we asked him if this is the last chance to seal bugs to cease want to deal and get the hostages on to well, you know, be taking part of so many rounds of negotiation, hostage and political ne

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least one palestinian is killed. several arrests in connection with the death of friends act and matthew perry to deltas and the act as personal assistant are among those facing charges. the i've been visible and welcome the united states is a new round of talks to reach a ceasefire dealer in gaza or off to a promising stock. negotiate who's from the us, cotton in egypt to trying to secure a deal to free hostages, held by militants in gaza and bring relief to palestinian civilians. the united states and its allies hope a truce will of a n e, a writing and labor prize will the tax for the recent assassination of militant leaders in tehran. and they wrote, these marches, have become a good i've seen on is variety, streets the family itself, the whole state is demanding. these are the government, make a deed to for you? did relatives who had been, had been caused by her mazda for the past 10 months. the only thing that we then moved now why protested its return to the streets and is right, fresh cause up these thoughts begin in the international mediators including the us talk and into method is

the ketamine queen. >> the ketamine supplied by sangha would ultimately be the dose that took matthew perry'srter: prosecutors say in a text message, sangha offered to give perry a free sample, saying it is unmarked but amazing, adding i have more if he likes. >> we've used ketamine for years and years in medicine, to do things like treat pain, induce general anesthesia for surgery, or a procedure. >> reporter: but the drug has exploded in popularity for its psychedelic properties and off-label uses, often to treat ptsd, depression, and anxiety. there are now as many as 750 ketamine clinics in the u.s., some charging up to $1,000 per dose. >> patients sometimes, in desperation, may look around and shop for a solution that may not be exactly mainstream, but that they have read about or heard about as being the magic bullet. >> reporter: in matthew perry's case, that magic bullet turned fatal. >> he followed the ark, whose substance abuse disorder begins in a doctor's office and ends in the street. >> reporter: now here in this apartment building, authorities believe a woman known to her client

matthew perry had been open about his history of addiction and depression.ncreasingly used as a treatment for mental health issues. it can be deadly in large doses. investigations revealed that two of mr perry's doctors, his assistant, and two other acquaintances were part of a criminal network supplying him the drug. live now to our correspondent peter bowes in los angeles. this case gives us a glimpse into a different side of hollywood— addiction, wealth, vulnerable people. what did we learn today about what prosecutors say was going on? it is a different side to hollywood, although i would suggest that perhaps it is a different side to the united states that many people from overseas might consider about this country because it is well—known there is a very significant problem here with the abuse of prescription drugs and, in this case, a drug ketamine that matthew perry was using in small doses for legitimate reasons, but when he became seemingly dependent, a lot of people had hoped matthew perry's drug problems were behind him, but when it became obviou

five people, including two doctors, and matthew perry's personal assistant, all arrested, accused of conspiring to provide perry with the ketamine that killed him. authorities say they saw perry as a payday. the five accused of taking advantage of perry's addiction. one doctor allegedly texting, quote, i wonder how much this moron will pay. for ten seasons, perry made millions of viewers laugh playing chandler bing in the wildly popular "friends." but behind those laughs, he waged a grim and painful battle with addiction. abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman leading us off tonight from los angeles. >> reporter: tonight, that stunning development in the death of "friends" star matthew perry. federal prosecutors charging five people in connection with the fatal overdose that killed the 54-year-old. >> these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. in the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting off mr. perry than caring for his well-being. >> reporter: last october, perry was found dead in the hot tub of his los angeles hom

had in his system, the doses that matthew perry wa5 matthew perry had in his system, the dosestting from these people were truly like an order of magnitude, higher than what you see in traditional therapy. the london fire brigade says a fire that broke out at the historical somerset house is under control and final checks are being made to ensure it doesn't reignite. london fire brigade say 20 fire engines were deployed when plumes of smoke were seen coming from the 18th—century arts centre on the banks of the thames. there were no reports of any injuries. speaking outside somerset house, keeley fo5ter, deputy assistant commissioner of the london fire brigade, provided an update on the fire. just before midday, the brigade took the first of over 30 calls reporting a fire at somerset house. 20 fire engines and around 120 firefighters have been working since then to bring the fire under control and protect this historic landmark. the fire was located in part of the building's roof space. the age and design of the building proved a challenge for crew5 as they initially responded.

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brooke mueller was very close to matthew perry. heen at a party at matthews house. they were very close. brooke was in rehab with matthew perry, along with the ketamine queen, the woman who has now been indicted and also copped a plea. there was a real close connection there, and brooke is also best friends with the guy who was also charged as the broker in this drug deal where ketamine was going back and forth. what's confusing to me is i spoke with somebody who was certainly in a position to no end in a position of authority to know, who insisted that she didn't testify before the grand jury, did not get immunity, as you just read. it is weird to me because that word can be used a lot these days -- weird to me -- that she would talk to authorities without getting that kind of guarantee of immunity. but what we are told is she is not in any way on the radar in terms of getting indicted. but this just shows these deep connections in hollywood because matthew perry is not a one-off. when you look at the ketamine queen and what was in

people were just shocked over the tragic death of matthew perry.nd now it turns out we are going to it sounds like we're going to hear about arrests in the case, maybe one arrest, perhaps more yeah. >> jim, not surprising. i think it's very important responsibility of law enforcement to get at the nature of how someone may have gotten their hands on a substance like this? was it prescribed was it not prescribed a doctor supply it. we don't know speculation where their friends involved, whether other associates and that might have been involved to get it to him. and so i think those questions are really unearth by law enforcement through search warrants. what law enforcement does and this case sure. no different as you look at computers, you look at phones, you look at any other types of devices that could have a trail, a trail with respect to who is supplying it, how did you get it? when did it come into your hands? how are you using was it a non controlled environment? and so i think that through the press conference that will it'll be revealed, j

bring on the good stuff. >> carley: updates on the investigation into matthew perry death.ive people, including two doctors have been charged in the ketamine overdose that happened nearly one year ago. >> todd: chanley painter is here. >> chanley: three of the five have agreed to plead guilty to various drug conspiracy and distribution counts including perry's long-time assistant who injected perry with the fatal dose. according to the indictment, kenny iwamasa purchased the drugs from a master chef on behalf of the late star and admitted to injecting perry with ketamine including 27 shots during the last five days of perry's life. kenny iwamasa faces five years behind bars. one doctor helped distribute 50 vials to perry and wrote, i wonder how much this moron will pay. the source of the deadly drug supply, jasveen sangha, referred to as ketamine queen was arrested and arraigned in court yesterday. >> we charged five defendants in this matter, who took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. >> perry wanted more and wanted it faster and cheaper. that

matthew perry was charged 2,000 for a dose of ketamine worth around $12.nd falsifying medical records — one of them writing in a text, "i wonder how much this moron will pay." and matthew perry's personal assistant has admitted injecting him on the day he died. investigators say while looking into the actor's death, they uncovered a drug supply network, involving a dealer known as the ketamine queen in hollywood, and say that other suspects in connection with the operation are continuing to be investigated. emma vardy, bbc news. and you can get much more on the matthew perry probe online including this article on five things that the investigators discovered as well as more on the so—called �*ketamine queen'. that's all on the bbc news website or app. to thailand, where paetongtarn shinawatra has become the country's youngest—ever prime minister. the 37—year—old says she's "very honoured and happy" to take up the post. her selection by thailand's parliament marks the return of the shinawatra dynasty — she is the daughter of the billionaire tycoon and forme

he was found deadin star matthew perry. in a hot tub at his los angeles home last year, he had taken cattlemen. those charged include the actor's personal assistant, two doctors who are accused of supplying him with a drug and an alleged dealer known as the captain and queen. court documents allege that his assistant injected him more than 20 times with cat and then, in the days before he died. i'll correspond and reports from to fans, matthew perry, best known as chandler bing. he was a funny character from as chandler bing. he was a funny characterfrom friends as chandler bing. he was a funny character from friends who'd made no secret of his flaws. he struggled with drugs and alcohol throughout his career. i with drugs and alcohol throughout his career. . .., ., ., his career. i am in control of the first run. — his career. i am in control of the first run. so _ his career. i am in control of the first run. so i — his career. i am in control of the first run, so i do _ his career. i am in control of the first run, so i d

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matthew perry died last year— what can you tell us?ou tell us? matthew perry died last year and his _ what can you tell us? matthew perry died last year and his body _ what can you tell us? matthew perry died last year and his body was - died last year and his body was found in the hot tub at his home here in los angeles and at the time, the coroner's report concluded he had died from the acute effects of ketamine which is a drug used to treat depression and anxiety and it is an anaesthetic, and we understand from reports that he had been receiving small doses of that drug as infusions but the? was over the levels of the drug in his body and we learned earlier this year that there was an investigation involving federal authorities and to the los angeles police department looking into where he could have got those drugs from and who could have supplied him with those drugs and the method of supply, and a huge investigation, and we are indeed now hearing reports from us media that at least one person has been arrested and we don't have a

used for anesthesia, and in recent years prescribed as an alternate treatment for depression. >> matthew perry sought treatment for depression and anxiety, and went to a local clinic, where he became addicted to intravenous ketamine. when clinic doctors refused to increase his dosage, he turned to unscrupulous doctors who saw perry as a way to make quick money. >> reporter: among those charged, perry's live-in personal assistant, who investigators say administered that final lethal dose that resulted in his death last october. officials say the lead defendants are dr. salvador plasencia, known as dr. p., and jasveen sangha, known as the ketamine queen of north hollywood, according to the justice department. attorneys for both did not immediately respond for comment. >> in the fall of 2023, mr. perry fell back into addiction. and these defendants took advantage to profit. >> reporter: the 18-count indictment lays out how over the course of just one month in the fall of 2023, prosecutors say the ring of individuals supplied perry with dozens of vials of liquid ketamine, charging the star upwards

why did matthew perry stop procuring the ketamine from those two doctors and go to the ketamine queent mr. perry decided to go to a different supplier. she was able to procure even larger amounts of ketamine. 50vials over two weeks. >> reporter: she was giving him a better price than the doctors were? >> she got $11,000 in cash as opposed to $55,000. >> reporter: his assistant would receive the drugs. according to his plea agreement, he injected him on the morning of his death. again a second injection around 12:45 p.m. then a third around 40 minutes later which perry allegedly asked him to shoot me up with a big one. ♪ matthew perry shot to fame playing chandler bing on friends. he sat down with diane sawyer in 2022 acknowledging that sobriety for him has been a life long challenge. >> how will we know when you're in trouble? when you're not okay? >> if i say, i'm just gonna chill alone at home tonight. and part two, the other thing, is if i ever say i'm cured. >> both dr. plasencia and the alleged ketamine queen have pleaded not guilty. if convicted they face decades in prison. the

in the death of actor matthew perry. now, perry lost consciousness last october.ou might remember. and drowned in his hot tub in his pacific palisades home in los angeles and since then, authorities have been trying to find out who supplied the 54 year old with the ketamine found in his system. and now there is a break in the case. joining me now is charles boyer with tmz. charles a big development happening who was arrested here in this case? >> yeah andre, we are still getting the details. as far as names that we expect to get in a press conference that the authorities are going to be holding here in la in about an about an hour. wow. but but we do know that there was at least one doctor and multiple drug dealers who were arrested after this months long investigation that involved several different agencies. the dea, lapd, even the us postal service was involved in this investigation. and we're told that they executed several search warrants where they, where they went through telephones, computers and other, electronics to find information about who was involve

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attorney martin estrada explained how these people were working in how little they care about matthew perry these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves they knew what they were doing was wrong. >> they knew what they were doing, was risking great danger to mr. perry. but they did it anyways, in the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting off mr. perry then carrying for his well-being and you're looking at in the case of the ketamine queen, she could be facing up to life in prison of for this at the charges were to go through, but all in all it's just a very sad ending to a story about a man who is in desperate need of help and these people, instead of helping him let him fall stephanie elam. >> thank you so much for that. a surprise ending to a tumultuous relatively short tenure for the president of columbia university, minouche shafik's. she suddenly resigned yesterday, effective immediately and just three weeks before fall classes start, shafik's resignation comes after months of protests gripped the campus over the war in gaza. she

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prosecutors allege those doctors made tens of thousands of dollars from the friends star base applied matthew perry with large amounts of ketamine in exchange for large sums of money charging perry $2,000 for a vial that cost dr. chavez approximately $12 when i became too much, prosecutors say perry turned to the street supplier. >> he was 54 when he died last october. >> i think he's probably one of the funniest human beings in the world. >> you know, he's just so funny. >> he's, he is genuinely a huge heart obviously, struggled cause of death, acute effects of ketamine with drowning, a factor according to an autopsy report, found unresponsive in the hot tub of his los angeles home by his loss longtime live in assistant. >> kenneth iwamasa, who authorities say admitted he injected perry numerous times on the day he died these pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves in the end these defendants were more interested in profiting off mr perry than carrying for his well-being investigators bel

knew what they were doing was wrong, they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to matthew perry. >> ketamine perry's primary cause of his death. let's jump in with steve patterson. steve, first off, what can you tell us about the people indicted here? >> five people list on this indictment. one of them matthew perry's personal assistant. another associate, thought to be a distributor, a go-between between people distributing drugs. one of them known a drug dealer known as the ketamine queen. and actual doctors. took an oath to serve and save lives, instead serving matthew perry according to prosecutors in time of his great need until his death. listen to prosecutors describe one of the doctors demand listed as the defendant on the complaint about him talking about matthew perry as a subject of a drug deal. listen to this. >> the defendant saw this as an opportunity to profit off of mr. perry. he wrote in a text message in september 2023, quote, i wonder how much this moron will pay. he also stated in text messages he wanted to be mr. perry's sole source of supply, he wrote in a

presidential rates. police have charged 5 people in connection with the death of friends. actor matthew perry is personal. assistant and 2 doctors are among those indicted. perry was found dead from a cat's, a mine overdose. at his home. in los angeles last october, authorities say they uncovered an underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of kind of mind. to the after a statement journalist richard blay told us more when we know that is going to be big charge is going add them up to 25 years. and as you said, 2 of them are doctors both of pleaded guilty already. the one of the charges goes to matthew perry's assistant because he was the ones who actually injected him with the if the drug and the drug is a controlled substance, you get it by prescription and don't to should be the ones administering it because you can't take too much of it with the side effects, it was actually developed in the 19 sixty's as an anesthetic and used in vietnam in the baffle grounds. and it has kind of strange effects on the brain. and a lot of people use it for finding depressi

that's how this all began tore matthew perry.well that he was addicted. they even documented that in text messages and continued to supply him with very dangerous quantities of these drugs and allowed it to be administered in a way that's not authorized. so that has nothing to do with the legitimate use of these drugs in a very controlled setting. of course, this is a warning to anybody that is legitimately dispensing these drugs that this can obviously go down a slippery slope very quickly. >> will: derek, is it known like ketamine, it's a -- as katy points out, it's got a use -- a real use in a hospital environment, i know members of my family have used it as i think doctors use it often as a pain killer. because it effects memory. you don't remember things that you have gone through. so you don't remember the pain that you might have experienced during surgery. but, is ketamine chemically addictive? i know matthew perry had huge addiction problems. once he went down the hole of starting to use ketamine, is it the kind of drug

but not friends, and accomplices who have been formally charged in connection with the death of matthew perry the u.s. attorney's office in california called the suspects an underground criminal network that supplied the actor with the powerful antidepressant that perry killed. as a reminder, the official cause of death of the friends star is an overdose of ketamine. defendant plasenia was a doctor, he worked with another doctor, defendant mark chavis, to obtain the ketamine, then he worked with mr. perry's associate, kenneth iwamasa, to deliver that ketamine to mr. perry. over a two-month period, from september to october 2023, they gave mr. perry approximately 20 vials of kitamine in exchange for $55,000 in cash. in september 2023, plasenia wrote in a text message, quote: i wonder how much this idiot will pay. mae perry used kitamine, at first legally, a powerful antidepressant prescribed to actors in small doses to treat anxiety, but perry began asking for more. it is known that perry's assistant gave him at least 27 injections, in less than a week. dr. palencia and dr. chavez broke their