(2 Oct 2024)
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Los Angeles – 30 August 2024
1. Various of Dr. Mark Chavez and his lawyer, Matthew Binninger, entering court
2. Various outside the courthouse
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West Hollywood – 17 November 2022
2. Various Matthew Perry arriving at a GQ party
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Los Angeles – 28 April 2015
3. Various of Matthew Perry arriving on the red carpet at the premiere of "Ride"
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Beverly Hills, Calif. – 17 March 2017
4. Matthew Perry and Katie Holmes posing on the red carpet
5. Matthew Perry posing on the red carpet
6. Medium of Matthew Perry talking to reporter
STORYLINE:
One of two doctors charged in the investigation of the death of Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine.
Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, of San Diego, signed a plea agreement with prosecutors in August and would be the third person to plead guilty in the aftermath of the “Friends” star’s fatal overdose last year.
Prosecutors offered lesser charges to Chavez and two others in exchange for their cooperation as they go after two targets they deem more responsible for the overdose death: another doctor and an alleged dealer that they say was known as “ketamine queen” of Los Angeles.
Chavez is free on bond after turning over his passport and surrendering his medical license, among other conditions.
His lawyer Matthew Binninger said after Chavez’s first court appearance on Aug. 30 that he is “incredibly remorseful” and is “trying to do everything in his power to right the wrong that happened here.”
Also working with federal prosecutors are Perry’s assistant, who admitted to helping him obtain and inject ketamine, and a Perry acquaintance, who admitted to acting as a drug messenger and middleman.
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