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Florida Doctor Tied To NJ Sen. Menendez Due Back In Court

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WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) – The doctor charged with corruption alongside New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is due back in court.

Dr. Salomon Melgen, 60, is scheduled to appear Friday before a federal judge in West Palm Beach to determine whether he should remain jailed three weeks after being arrested in a separate case of Medicare fraud.

Prosecutors have argued that Dr. Melgen, an ophthalmologist, is a flight risk. Melgen has pleaded not guilty in the 76-count fraud case, in which he's accused of falsely diagnosing patients with serious eye conditions that allowed him to then perform unnecessary and costly procedures.

He's also pleaded not guilty in the separate New Jersey case that accused the doctor of trading donations, flights and vacations for favors from Menendez.

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