A former nurse at the Oregon Eye Surgery Center in Eugene was sentenced to one year of federal supervision for stealing nearly 300 vials of fentanyl from her employer.
According to court documents, Sara Lay, RN, pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge in January 2024. In late 2024, another nurse found that a logbook page used to track the amount of fentanyl used for anesthesia had been altered. Entries had been “whited-out” and altered to log less fentanyl than what was actually used. The original copy of the page was later found on Ms. Lay’s desk.
The next day, Ms. Lay reported the alleged theft to investigators, and explained to them how she believed the diversion was happening. Ten days later, federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration confronted Ms. Lay, who then admitted to stealing the drugs…