article_snippet: A January 30 raid of Melgen's medical practice yielded van-loads of boxes containing medical and billing records and computer files .
article_snippet: the federal grand jury in the case wanted to know if Kerri Talbot had emailed a staffer at U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ask the agency to stop donating used port-screening equipment – principally cargo-container x-ray machines – to the Islamic Republic.
article_snippet: used port-screening equipment – principally cargo-container x-ray machines are used by customs and port security officials to screen cargo for narcotics and other contraband.
article_snippet: Menendez allegedly helped ensure U.S. Customs wouldn't provide used port-screening equipment – principally cargo-container x-ray machines for free .
article_snippet: Over a period of nearly 24 hours, then executed search warrants and came out with dozens of boxes containing what news reports later described as medical and billing records and computer files.