LOS ANGELES — District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett sentenced Jasveen Sangha to 180 months in federal prison and three years of probation in Los Angeles for selling ketamine that led to the death of actor Matthew Perry. Sangha had pleaded guilty in September to five felony drug charges, including one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death or bodily injury.

As part of her plea agreement, Sangha also pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to a man named Cody McLaury in August 2019, who died hours after the purchase from a drug overdose, according to the Justice Department. She faced a maximum potential sentence of 65 years in federal prison, according to the department.

Sangha initially pleaded not guilty but changed her plea to guilty in August, weeks before her trial was scheduled to begin. Her lawyers requested a more lenient sentence, arguing she had accepted responsibility for serious criminal conduct and had no prior record.

During the sentencing hearing, Sangha sobbed as Perry's relatives addressed the court. In a victim impact statement, Debbie Perry, the stepmother of Matthew Perry, asked the judge to impose the maximum possible prison sentence. "Please give this heartless woman the maximum prison sentence so she won't be able to hurt other families like ours," she said.

Sangha admitted that her poor decisions had shattered people's lives and said she was deeply ashamed and sorry for what she did. The judge stated that Sangha must answer for her crimes and that she had shown no remorse since her arrest.

Sangha, a dual U.S.-U.K. citizen born in London and of Punjabi origin, operated a narcotics stash house out of her North Hollywood home since at least 2019. She sold a range of drugs, including ketamine, methamphetamine, cocaine and Xanax, to wealthy and well-connected clients. Federal authorities found dozens of ketamine vials and thousands of pills, including methamphetamine, cocaine and Xanax, during a raid at her Los Angeles home. She has been detained in federal custody since August 2024, according to her attorneys.

Prosecutors said 51 vials of ketamine were sold to Matthew Perry in the weeks before his death and were administered by his assistant Kenneth Iwamasa. Several other individuals have faced charges in connection with the case. Dr. Salvador Plasencia was sentenced in December to 30 months in prison for supplying ketamine to Perry in the weeks before his death, while Dr. Mark Chavez was sentenced in December to eight months of home detention and three years of supervised release. Iwamasa is scheduled to be sentenced later in April, and his legal team has requested a postponement. Eric Fleming is scheduled to be sentenced in June.