HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A former Houston VA nurse has surrendered her nursing license after pleading guilty to lying about the care she gave a veteran the night he died, according to a letter form the Texas Nursing Board.

On Aug. 11, Christiana Ogbonnaya pleaded guilty to making or using false documents, according to federal court records.

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Prosecutors said Ogbonnaya falsely reported in the VA software system that she visited James Duplechain three times between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. on a night in July 2024.

Records show she last checked on Duplechain at 8:45 p.m. and did not return until 4:40 a.m., when she found him unresponsive. He was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later. A me

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