USA v. Melgen

  1. March 22, 2016

    Arnold & Porter, Kobre Deny Conflict In Menendez Pal Case

    Defense lawyers at Arnold & Porter LLP and Kobre & Kim LLP have asked a Florida federal judge not to oust them from a Medicare fraud case against an eye doctor who also faces charges of bribing U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, saying their work in a related civil case doesn't pose a conflict.

  2. February 16, 2016

    Doctor Tied To Sen. Bribery Case Defends Medicare Billing

    A Florida eye doctor accused of bribing his close friend, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., on Friday said separate allegations of Medicare fraud against him should be dismissed as his practice of using one single-dose vial of the wet macular degeneration drug Lucentis on multiple patients was legal.

  3. February 12, 2016

    Feds Ask If Arnold & Porter, Kobre Attys Have Conflicts

    Federal prosecutors said Friday that Arnold & Porter LLP and Kobre & Kim LLP attorneys representing a Florida eye doctor facing charges for allegedly bribing Sen. Robert Menendez as well as for Medicare fraud in a separate case may have conflicts that need to be addressed despite the lawyers' "professionalism and integrity."

  4. July 02, 2015

    Doctor Tied To Sen. Menendez Scandal Gets Bail In Fla. Case

    A wealthy Florida eye doctor facing criminal charges for allegedly bribing his close friend U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., was granted bail in a separate Medicare fraud case in Florida, with an $18 million bond agreement reached Thursday set to end his roughly 11-week detention.

  5. May 19, 2015

    Menendez Pal Wants Bail In Medicare Fraud Case

    A wealthy Florida eye doctor facing criminal charges for allegedly bribing his close friend U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said Monday that he should be granted bail in a separate Medicare fraud case, arguing prosecutors were wrong to label him a flight risk.