• Jasveen Sangha, dubbed 'Ketamine Queen', faces sentencing for her role in Matthew Perry's death.
• Prosecutors requested a 15-year sentence, citing Sangha’s profitable drug trafficking operation.
• Perry's stepmother urged for maximum prison time to prevent further harm from Sangha.

Jasveen Sangha, known as the "Ketamine Queen," is set to be sentenced for her involvement in the death of former "Friends" star Matthew Perry. Perry, who died from complications of ketamine, was found unresponsive in his hot tub in October 2023, with medical examiners determining that the acute effects of the drug caused his loss of consciousness and subsequent drowning, according to BBC and Reuters.

Federal prosecutors are advocating for a 15-year prison sentence, describing Sangha as having operated a high-volume drug business, knowingly distributing ketamine that contributed to at least two deaths, including that of Perry. They indicate that her actions were fueled by greed and callous disregard for the lives harmed by her trafficking, as outlined in legal documents from Reuters and Los Angeles Times.

In her victim impact statement, Debbie Perry, Matthew's stepmother, emphasized the lasting pain Sangha's actions caused to families like hers and urged for the maximum sentence to prevent her from harming others. She asserted that the repercussions of Sangha's drug distribution were "irreversible," reflecting the sentiments expressed in BBC and Los Angeles Times.

Sangha pled guilty to multiple counts related to her drug distribution activities, admitting to supplying 51 vials of ketamine to accomplices who then sold it to Perry, who had a documented history of substance abuse. Despite her attorneys' arguments for leniency based on her alleged rehabilitation efforts during incarceration, prosecutors dismissed these claims, asserting that Sangha displayed a lack of remorse and an obsession with financial gain, as detailed by Reuters and Los Angeles Times.