The offices of Dr. Salomon Melgen raided by the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services last week served as the postal address of 11 mysterious companies linked to the ophthalmologist, who is now the subject of two federal investigations into allegations of Medicare fraud and public corruption.
The wealthy donor to Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) runs his eye center from offices at 2521 Metrocentre Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Florida. That address is also listed in the Florida secretary of state records for seven active companies and four now-defunct businesses.
The Free Beacon found the majority of Melgen’s companies listed at the address do not have websites to advertise their services. Little information could be found to indicate the types of businesses or services offered by the companies.
A foundation named after the doctor, the Sal Melgen Foundation, Inc., was registered in West Palm Beach. The foundation was formed in 2007 and was dissolved nearly two years later. Melgen was listed as the president.
A company by the name of SFMEM Inc. was also run from the same office building. It was dissolved only 18 months after it was formed. Melgen was listed as the director of that company.
Another company, called Kites and Tulips, LLC, was formed 16 months ago. Its website is now under construction. An email to the address listed on the website was not returned.
DRM Med Assist, LLC, was formed in June of 2009, and the doctor is listed as its manager. DRM owns the private plane, a two-engine Canadair CL-600 Challenger, on which Melgen and Menendez flew to the Dominican Republic.
The Associated Press reported the plane has made more than 100 trips to the Dominican Republic since July 2009.
Menendez has come under fire for at least two flights he took on that plane. The senator never listed the flights in his financial disclosure forms as gifts and only reimbursed Melgen $58,500 after the probe came to light.
The wealthy Democratic donor’s business dealings from his West Palm Beach office building also include La Vox, LLC, SFM Investments, Inc., and Live Sports IP, LLC. All three companies list Melgen as a principal. Two other companies, Melsan Export Import, Inc., and Melissa Air, Inc., also listed as their primary address the doctor’s South Florida office building. Both of those corporations are now dissolved.
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