The doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine before the actor’s 2023 overdose death was sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison on Wednesday. The 54-year-old actor, who is most known for playing Chandler Bing on the sitcom “Friends,” died on October 28, 2023, after he was found unresponsive in his hot tub. During the sentencing hearing, the federal judge reportedly told Dr. Salvador Plasencia that while he did not supply the ketamine that ultimately killed the actor, “you and others helped Mr. Perry on the road to such an ending by continuing to feed his ketamine addiction.” Four other defendants pleaded guilty to crimes related to Perry’s death and are expected to be sentenced in the coming months. Harry Nelson, lawyer and author of “The United States of Opioids,” joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss.

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Audiochuck, the parent company of true crime podcasts like 'Crime Junkie' and 'The Deck,' recently signed a multi-year deal with Tubi, that according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal, is valued at $150M. Audiochuck's founder Ashley Flowers described the deal as "first of it's kind" said that "by joining forces with Tubi, we're not just expanding our reach — we're redefining how true crime stories are experienced across audio and video." Audiochuck's CEO Matt Starker joined "Forbes True Crime" to discuss the media company's expansion into the video and television space.

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Over the summer, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche conducted a two-day interview with longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence after being found guilty of sex trafficking charges in connection to Epstein. During her meeting with Blanche, she claimed to have never witnessed any inappropriate behavior, and that she never saw President Donald Trump engage in any wrongdoing. After the meeting, she was transferred to a minimum-security facility in Texas – the type of prison camp that typically does not allow sex offenders. Emails that Maxwell has sent since her move to the Lone Star State show she’s received preferential treatment from the warden, benefits from a host of privileges not usually provided to other inmates, and writes in a tone that is “notably free of regret, remorse, shame, and self-doubt,” according to The Atlantic staff writer Isaac Stanley-Becker, who obtained the correspondence. Stanley-Becker joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss his takeaways from Maxwell’s emails from prison.

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