Authorities: Woman accused of drugging horses to rig races (The Associated Press)
A groom at the Parx Casino and Racing facility in suburban Philadelphia is accused of giving performance-enhancing drugs to racehorses. The state Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday that 25-year-old Marian Vega has been charged with rigging a publicly exhibited contest. Prosecutors allege the Bensalem woman administered doses of the drug Clenbuterol to a number of horses that was beyond ”accepted guidelines.” Authorities say she was found with a bottle of the drug during the investigations by the state’s Horse Racing Commission and Attorney General’s Office.