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Woman charged with stealing morphine from patients

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LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- A woman faces federal charges for stealing morphine from patients at the Louisville Veterans Administration Hospital.

Stephanie Lang is accused of draining morphine from vials at the VA Hospital and filling them with saline solution.  Prosecutors say it happened between March and May of 2011.

The investigation was done by the Office of the Inspector General within the VA.

Lang is charged with tampering with a consumer product.

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