By Justin Wingerter Staff Writer jwingerter@oklahoman.comA state investigation has concluded the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs did not violate privacy laws when it allowed medical aides to search patients' records on their cellphones. Mark Gower, the state's chief information security officer, wrote in a memo Thursday that the practice did not violate state or federal privacy laws. Veterans Affairs had requested that the state investigate the matter after three Democratic lawmakers claimed the incident could cost Oklahoma millions of dollars in federal funding.Read more on NewsOK.com