According to The Hollywood Reporter, new information has emerged about Matthew Perry's “city drug dealer,” including the fact that he may also be involved in another overdose death.
Eric Fleming pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in the death of Matthew Perry. On August 8, Department of Justice (Department of Justice) According to the Department of Justice, he also admitted to obtaining ketamine from Jasveen Sangha prior to Perry's death and distributing 50 vials to Perry's live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa.
New information has emerged about Fleming, including the fact that he worked as program director at the Red Door, a Bel Air treatment center where a man named William Cooney died of a drug overdose in 2021. The Hollywood Reporter.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cooney was found unconscious on the bathroom floor by fellow residents of the facility. Alex Shohet and Bernadine Freed were reportedly co-owners of The Red Door at the time. They previously ran the One80 Center, a treatment business that closed following allegations of substandard care, including two deaths from drug overdoses, according to a Hollywood Reporter investigation. Found.
Amara Durham, a substance abuse consultant hired by Cooney's family to help him rehabilitate, was quoted as saying it was Fleming who informed her about Cooney's condition. She fought for further investigation but was dropped, according to the outlet.
“I have had numerous attempts to negotiate with police to follow up on the information I discovered, but nothing has come of it,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.
“I had the name and phone number and gave that to the responding officers. There was no investigation. In fact, the case was assigned to the 'cold case' unit because they 'had more time'. I asked the DEA for assistance but was told the case was going nowhere,” she was quoted as saying.
“I now wonder if Matthew Perry would be alive if William's case had received the attention it deserved,” Durham told The Hollywood Reporter.
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The disturbing revelation was further highlighted when Cooney's family told The Hollywood Reporter that Brooke Mueller, the ex-wife of former drug addict Charlie Sheen, was a longtime friend of Fleming's. According to reports, the family claims that Mueller confirmed she was in a relationship with Cooney at the time of his death and pressured him to attend a facility.
Mueller also reportedly spent time in rehab with the so-called “Queen of Ketamine,” Sangha, the source from whom Fleming purchased ketamine vials, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Mr Cooney's ex-wife, Sarah Morse, has reportedly alleged that Mr Mueller played a major role in Mr Cooney's downfall.
“She introduced him to shortcuts and connections that only made their illness worse. Through her, he was drawn into a circle of people who hid their greed behind labels like 'addiction specialists' – sober buddies who tried to get them to buy their drugs, doctors who would prescribe anything, and silent helpers who would only pay them,” Morse told The Hollywood Reporter.
“William was vulnerable, like an addict, and they targeted him,” she reportedly claimed.
Regarding her connection to Fleming, she told media, “Eric took William to the rehab facility, and Eric drove him there himself.”
“When this case came about, we were told it was impossible to prosecute, that the papers the rehab facilities had addicts sign were so perfect that our only hope was to pass new laws,” Morse told The Hollywood Reporter. (Related article: The dramatic details about Matthew Perry's death that no one is talking about)
“This should never have happened and it's tragic that it has not been investigated. I hope that Matthew Perry's tragedy has shone a light on serious flaws in our system,” she said, reportedly calling the actions “predatory behavior.”
