<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The doctor accused in the death of international star Matthew Perry admitted to conspiring to distribute ketamine, after Dr. Mark Chavez, a San Diego resident who signed a plea agreement with prosecutors last August, appeared in a Los Angeles court.<br></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Perry's assistant and friend are implicated in the crime.</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br><br> Two others, Perry's assistant Kenneth Iwasama and his friend Eric Fleming, also pleaded guilty to their involvement in Perry's fatal overdose on the day of his death, October 28, 2023.<br><br><br> Chavez first appeared in court last August and his attorney, Matthew Benninger, said at the time that he was "deeply remorseful" and "trying to do everything I can to right the wrong that happened here."<br><br> Chavez admitted in a plea agreement that he obtained ketamine from his former clinic and from a wholesale distributor who sent him a forged prescription.<br><br> Despite his agreement to cooperate with prosecutors, he could still be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in April 2025.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Psychological Counselor: The deceased surrounded himself with sycophants</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br><br> According to a Hollywood addiction counselor, the late actor surrounded himself with a "toxic" group of "sycophants." Joe Schrank, who has also counseled several Hollywood stars in recovery, made the comments in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter that explored the events leading up to Perry's death.</p>