article_snippet: And his has long faced ethics questions about his relationship with Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen, a wealthy and prolific donor.
article_snippet: The senator has also repaid Salomon Melgen $58,500 for the value of plane trips
article_snippet: CNN reported that Melgen was one of the Medicare system's most-reimbursed doctors nationwide, during the years when Melgen was also a major donor to The senator and to the Majority PAC.
article_snippet: That political action committee, run by former Reid staffers, collected more than $700,000 from Melgen and made sure $600,000 of Melgen benefited The senator’s re-election campaign.
article_snippet: THE DOCTOR: Salomon Melgen, a wealthy Florida ophthalmologist and a major Menendez donor, was ordered to pay back Medicare for $8.9 million in overbillings, and Menendez intervened with HHS for Menendez .
highlights_snippet: HHS accused Salomon Melgen of overbilling Medicare by $8.9 million and ordered New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to pay it back; New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez intervened about New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez case .
  
highlights_snippet: New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez also paid Salomon Melgen back $58,500 for trips on the donor's private jet, calling New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez failure to reimburse New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez an 'oversight'
  