Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against five defendants including two doctors in the death of “Friends” actor Matthew Perry, nearly a year after he was found unresponsive at his home. U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada said at a news conference Thursday that the defendants distributed “large quantities” of ketamine to Perry and others as part of a “broad underground criminal network.” In addition to the two doctors, the defendants include Perry’s live-in assistant and a “major source of drug supply known as the ‘Ketamine Queen,'” Estrada said.”These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves,” Estrada told reporters.”They knew what they were doing was wrong,” he said. “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 than caring for his well-being.”The arrests come just under a year after the 54-year-old actor was found in the jacuzzi of his home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2023. The toxicology report released by the Los Angeles County medical examiner attributed Perry’s cause of death to the “acute effects of ketamine,” with contributing factors including “drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects.” Buprenorphine is a medication used to treat opioid use disorder.

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