Five people have been charged with causing 'Friends' star Matthew Perry's overdose death including two doctors.
近日,包括两名医生的总共五人,因《老友记》主演马修·派瑞服药过量死亡一事而被起诉。
"These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves,"
“这几名被告利用派瑞先生的毒瘾问题来中饱私囊,”
U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada detailed the indictment at a news conference.
美国检察官马丁·埃斯特拉达在新闻发布会上详细介绍了起诉状。
"Over two months, from September to October 2023, they distributed approximately 20 vials of ketamine to Mr. Perry in exchange for $55,000 in cash.
“从2023年9月到10月的这两个月里,这些被告向派瑞分发了大约20瓶氯胺酮,换取了5.5万美元现金。
Defendant Plasencia saw this as an opportunity to profit off of Mr. Perry. He wrote in a text message in September 2023, 'I wonder how much this moron will pay.'"
其中一名名叫普拉森西亚的被告认为这是一个利用派瑞先生赚钱的机会。他在2023年9月的一条短信中写道:‘我想知道这个白痴会付多少钱’”。
Authorities say the defendants were part of a criminal network that distributed ketamine to Perry and others. Two have been arrested.
有关部门表示,这些被告是向派瑞和其他人分发氯胺酮的犯罪网络的一部分。目前已有两人被捕。
Ketamine is a short-acting anesthetic with hallucinogenic properties, sometimes prescribed to treat depression.
氯胺酮是一种短效麻醉剂,具有致幻作用,有时会用于治疗抑郁症。
For months, Los Angeles homicide detectives and federal agents have been investigating how Perry obtained the prescription drug.
几个月来,洛杉矶凶杀案侦探和联邦探员一直在调查派瑞是如何获得这一处方药的。
Perry had publicly acknowledged decades of drug and alcohol abuse, including during the years he starred as Chandler Bing on the hit 1990s television sitcom "Friends."
派瑞曾公开承认自己几十年来一直在滥用毒品和酒精,包括在上世纪90年代的热门电视情景喜剧《老友记》中饰演钱德勒·宾期间。
He was found floating face down in his hot tub at his Los Angeles home last October.
去年10月,派瑞被发现脸朝下漂浮在自己洛杉矶家中的热水浴缸里。
He died of the 'acute effects' of ketamine, according to an autopsy report.
而尸检报告显示,他死于氯胺酮的“急性效应”。