Medicare abuse was also at the center of Menendez’s corruption trial, with prosecutors alleging he went to bat for Melgen so that Melgen would not have to pay back millions for overbilling Medicare for “multi-dosing” an expensive eye drug. Last summer, Celgene paid $280 million to settle a lawsuit that charged it committed fraud by re-purposing a leprosy drug for unapproved cancer treatments and that it filed false claims with Medicare.
5 after working there for nearly two decades - has its own controversies that threaten to blunt his anti-corruption message. Hugin’s former employer, Summit-based Celgene - from which he retired as executive chairman on Feb.
“He must be and he will be held accountable by the voters this November.” I’m embarrassed about how people think about New Jersey based on Senator Menendez’s behavior,” Hugin said.
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The trial - in which Menendez was accused of doing favors for Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen in exchange for political contributions, private jet flights and lavish vacations - damaged the senator’s standing in the polls, with a majority of voters saying he doesn’t deserve reelection. The Department of Justice announced last month that it will not retry Menendez. Menendez faced a 2 1/2-month corruption trial last fall that ended in a hung jury, with 10 of 12 jurors favoring acquittal on most counts against New Jersey’s senior senator. He’s violated the public trust and, at the same time, he’s failed the people of New Jersey.” “I have to tell you I am offended by Senator Menendez’s actions. “This campaign is going to be a contrast - a stark contrast in candidates,” Hugin, 63, said at an Elks lodge in Springfield, Union County.
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