A federal judge in Boston sentenced former-nurse Arianan Foley, 37, of Needham to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service.
In November 2025, Foley pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception, and subterfuge.
According to the U.S. District Attorney,
Beginning in December 2018, Foley worked as a nurse at a Boston-area hospital. On July 16, 2022, Foley worked an overnight shift where she was assigned to an intubated and immobile patient in the intensive care unit. During her shift, Foley checked out a bag of Versed, which is a controlled substance and a benzodiazepine medication. She also checked out three bags of fentanyl, one of which was discarded when it began leaking. None of these medications were scanned into the patient’s medical records. Foley was discovered slumped over on the wall of the patient’s room after an emergency alarm went off. Foley was questioned by hospital administrators and found to have three syringes in her pocket.
Foley was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris.