Florida doctor indicted on Medicare fraud: U.S. Attorney

Florida doctor Salomon Melgen, who has been charged with corruption along with New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, was indicted on Tuesday on Medicare fraud charges, the U.S. Attorney's office in Miami said. Melgen, 61, an ophthalmologist and retina specialist in North Palm Beach, was charged with 46 counts of healthcare fraud, as well as 19 counts of fraudulent claims, and 11 counts of making false statements relating to health care, prosecutors said in a statement.

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