
When the smiling ophthalmologist, accompanied by his wife and daughter, walked free, it was the first time he has been out of jail since his arrest April 14 on federal charges of Medicare fraud. Federal prosecutors claim Melgen cheated taxpayers out of $105 million in Medicare reimbursements he received between 2007 and 2014. He faces unrelated charges alongside Sen. Robert Menendez in New Jersey.
by Michael Patrick Leahy9 Jul 2015, 3:22 PM PST0

Federal agents continue their crackdown on Medicare abuse spanning from the Texas Border to Chicago, in a series of cases that have resulted in 243 individuals getting charged in the federal courts of 17 different districts.
by Ildefonso Ortiz20 Jun 2015, 5:44 AM PST0

More than $100 million has been paid out through one form of government medical aid in the border county of Hidalgo, from January to May. However, investigators believe a large part of that money may be tied to Medicare abuse.
by Ildefonso Ortiz19 Jun 2015, 5:13 AM PST0

Federal authorities have begun a large-scale crackdown on healthcare businesses and doctors along the Texas border who are accused of scamming government health care programs.
by Ildefonso Ortiz18 Jun 2015, 5:07 AM PST0

Dr. Salomon Melgen, the Florida opthalmologist indicted on public corruption charges along with Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), remains in a Florida jail on separate Medicare fraud charges.
by Michael Patrick Leahy12 Jun 2015, 11:31 AM PST0

Dr. Salomon Melgen, the controversial Florida opthalmologist who has been indicted along with his friend Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) on public corruption charges, remains in a Florida jail. A federal judge wants to know more about Melgen’s finances before he considers setting bail.
by Michael Patrick Leahy9 Jun 2015, 4:30 PM PST0

The federal government argues that Menendez should be tried by his New Jersey constituents and peers. “Robert Menendez, a United States Senator elected to represent the people of New Jersey, has filed a motion seeking to avoid being tried by a jury of his peers in the State of New Jersey. The Court should not permit this,” the brief notes.
by Michael Patrick Leahy27 May 2015, 1:20 PM PST0

Facing a possible lifetime sentence on the Medicare fraud charges, and an equally lengthy sentence in the public corruption charges, Melgen may reconsider how strong those ties of friendship with Sen. Bob Menendez are. Menendez, who is free on bond and continues to conduct his duties as a Senator in Washington, is facing only one trial. Dr. Melgen, in contrast, faces two trials and may not see the outside of a jail cell for a very long time.
by Michael Patrick Leahy10 May 2015, 5:54 PM PST0

For the fun loving Dr. Melgen, a well known international jet setter who “suffers from attention deficit disorder and takes sleep medication,” three weeks and counting in a Florida jail is bound to take a toll.
by Michael Patrick Leahy5 May 2015, 12:09 PM PST0

The Florida doctor charged in a political corruption case along with New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez was indicted Tuesday in a 76-count Medicare fraud scheme that prosecutors said attempted to bilk the health care program out of as much as $190 million.
by Breitbart News14 Apr 2015, 8:57 PM PST0

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Stuart W. Bowen, Jr. as Inspector General for the plagued Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The previous Inspector General stepped down on December 31st when Governor Rick Perry asked him to do so. The state agency has been in the midst of a controversy relative to an alleged no-bid contract given 21CT. State and federal probes have been initiated.
by Lana Shadwick23 Jan 2015, 9:26 AM PST0