article_snippet: The senator took on the doctor's private jet, mostly to the posh Dominican Republic resot Casa de Campo.
article_snippet: The grand jury 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 Dominican Republic.
article_snippet: Melgen, the senator's donor, controlled a company that offered similar equipment and wanted a contract proposal with the Dominican Republic to go through.
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: Dr. Melgen controlled a company that wanted a Dominican ports contract to sell x-ray equipment used to screen cargo containers for drugs.
article_snippet: Menendez allegedly helped ensure U.S. Customs wouldn't provide used port-screening equipment – principally cargo-container x-ray machines for free .
highlights_snippet: Allegedly pressured US Customs to stop giving the Dominican Republic used cargo x-ray equipment so a company Melgen controlled would win a contract for new machines .
  