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AG to forgo contributions from Fla. doctor in FBI crosshairs

Thursday January 31, 2013 2:48 PM By Yancey Roy

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will donate $12,500

Photo credit: Charles Eckert

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will give up $12,500 in contributions from a Florida doctor who is the subject of an FBI investigation, donating the money to a charities helping superstorm Sandy victims, his campaign said Thursday.

The focus of the FBI probe is Salomon Melgen, a West Palm Beach eye doctor; Florida media have been covering the alleged details, here and here.

Melgen...

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