Blurring the line between doctor and drug dealer.
The prosecutions for the 2023 overdose death of ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry are still ongoing, and today (23), another California doctor pleaded guilty, in this case to four counts of illegal distribution of ketamine.
Reuters reported:
“Dr. Salvador Plasencia, one of five people charged in the death of Perry at age 54, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. He faces up to 40 years in prison.
Plasencia, 43, will remain free on bond until his sentencing on December 3. He intends to surrender his medical license within 45 days, his attorney said.”
Plasencia reportedly kept his head down as he answered a series of questions about his actions in the days preceding Perry’s death, in October 2023.
“Plasencia operated an urgent care clinic and obtained the ketamine from another doctor, Mark Chavez of San Diego. According to court filings, Plasencia texted Chavez about Perry, writing, ‘I wonder how much this moron will pay’.
Attorneys for Plasencia said the doctor was ‘profoundly remorseful’ for the decisions he made regarding Perry and was ‘fully accepting responsibility’.”
Associated Press reported:
“Dr. Salvador Plasencia became the fourth of the five people charged in connection with Perry’s death to plead guilty. He and a woman prosecutors say was a major ketamine dealer faced the most serious charges after Perry was found dead in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28, 2023.
Plasencia stood next to his lawyer and said “guilty” four times for four different counts before Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett in federal court in Los Angeles.
The charges can carry up to 40 years in prison. He is likely to be sentenced to much less, but there is no guarantee in his agreement.”
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