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Matthew Perry doctor ordered not to practice medicine ahead of guilty plea

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A doctor who has agreed to plead guilty in connection with the overdose death of “Friends” actor Matthew Perry was ordered Friday by a judge not to practice medicine.
Mark Chavez, 54, who will admit conspiracy to distribute ketamine as part of a plea deal reached with authorities, was released on $50,000 bond at a Los Angeles court.
Chavez is one of five people facing federal charges over the October 2023 tragedy in which Perry, a longtime addict, was found unresponsive in the pool at his luxury Los Angeles home.
Two others caught in the dragnet, a live-in assistant and an acquaintance, have already agreed to plead guilty to their charges.
Another doctor, Salvador Plasencia, allegedly bought ketamine off Chavez and sold it to the desperate star at hugely inflated prices, musing “I wonder how much this moron will pay.

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