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August 02, 2017
Objections to a presentencing investigation report lodged by a Florida ophthalmologist recently convicted of overbilling Medicare by $32 million and about to stand trial for bribing Sen. Robert Menendez drew a strong rebuke Tuesday from the federal government, which called the evidence abundant and his arguments inaccurate.
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May 17, 2017
Prosecutors objected Tuesday to a bid by a Florida ophthalmologist linked to U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., for a new trial because of "inflammatory" testimony, arguing that it's without merit and his conviction for overbilling Medicare by $32 million for unnecessary eye injections should stand.
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May 03, 2017
A federal judge has refused to acquit a Florida ophthalmologist linked to New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez who was found guilty of overbilling Medicare by $32 million for unnecessary eye injections, finding the jury had sufficient evidence to return its verdict against the doctor.
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April 28, 2017
A Florida ophthalmologist linked to New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez was found guilty Friday of overbilling Medicare by $32 million for unnecessary eye injections and other treatments.
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April 10, 2017
A Florida ophthalmologist accused of overbilling Medicare by about $32 million asked a Florida federal court Monday to order a mistrial and to prevent the government from presenting evidence comparing him to purported peers, saying the prosecution isn't being honest about what its evidence shows.
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March 09, 2017
As they opened their Medicare fraud case against Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen on Thursday, federal prosecutors described a scheme rife with unnecessary eye injections, misdiagnoses and even treatments billed for glass eyes, which Melgen chalked up to an aggressive approach to treatment and honest mistakes.
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March 03, 2017
A Florida doctor accused of committing Medicare fraud and bribing Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., tried Thursday to get nine counts dismissed before the start of trial Monday, arguing that prosecutors improperly overcharged the case.
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January 09, 2017
Maneuvering ahead of trial, federal prosecutors and a Florida doctor accused of committing Medicare fraud and bribing Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., in an attempt to clear himself continued to spar over the admissibility of evidence on his billing records, Medicare regulations and numerous other topics.
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December 12, 2016
A Florida doctor accused of committing Medicare fraud and bribing Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., in an attempt to clear himself should not be allowed to show a jury evidence challenging Medicare's authority to set dosing regulations on the drug Lucentis that he is accused of violating, prosecutors argued Friday.
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November 03, 2016
A Florida eye doctor accused of bribing Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., may wait for his trial in a separate Medicare fraud case at home despite its close access to a waterway, a federal judge affirmed Wednesday, denying prosecutors' efforts to revoke modifications to the doctor's living and travel restrictions.