Key Takeaways From the Menendez Indictment

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is due in court Thursday after federal authorities indicted him on 14 counts of corruption. You can read the entire indictment below.

The complaint says Menendez did a wide variety of favors for his friend, Salomon Melgen, a south Florida eye doctor. Melgen allegedly showered the Senator with airplane tickets, campaign contributions, and other gifts.

Menendez intervened in a years-long billing dispute Melgen had with Medicare, worth millions of dollars,  and made on call on Melgen's behalf to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

The government also alleges Menendez personally made calls to secure travel visas for three foreign girlfriends of Melgen's from Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Ukraine, all of them models, according to the indictment.

During the same period, Melgen was writing checks for tens of thousands of dollars to political committees connected with the Senator. Melgen gave $750,000 over a six-month period in 2012 and also donated $40,000 to Menendez's legal defense fund.

Menendez denies the charges and says he's confident he'll be vindicated.

Here are some key allegations from the Menendez indictment.

TRAVEL

Menendez allegedly took eight trips to the Dominican Republic between 2006 and 2010, paid for by Melgen.

On one occasion, Menendez was the only passenger on a chartered flight costing more than $8,000 from West Palm Beach, Fla.,  to Washington D.C.

In 2010, Menendez planned a visit to Paris with a woman with whom he had a personal relationship. Melgen paid for Menendez's suite using American Express points. The dollar cost would have been $4,934.10 for three nights.

MONEY

Melgen and his wife also allegedly wrote three checks worth $20,000 each, for a legal defense fund Menendez set up in 2011.

During Menendez's re-election campaign in 2012, Melgen allegedly donated $750,000.

Menendez reported none of the personal gifts from Melgen, as required by law, between 2007 and 2012.

GIRLFRIENDS

Menendez is also accused of advocating on behalf of Melgen's foreign girlfriends seeking US tourist visas.

Girlfriend #1  from Brazil is described as an actress, model and lawyer, whose relationship with Melgen began around 2007 obtained a visa, with a letter of support from Menendez.

Girlfriend #2 from the Dominican Republic is described as a model, whose relationship with Melgen began around 2005. Menendez allegedly wrote a letter of support but the U.S. Embassy denied applications by her and her sister for visas. Menendez's office followed up with the embassy and the visas were later approved.

Girlfriend #3 from Ukraine is described as a model and actress whose relationship with Melgen began in 2007. Melgen asked Menendez for help obtaining a visa, the senator wrote a letter and a visa was granted in 2007.

BUSINESS

Melgen owned a 50 percent stake in ICSSI, a company with exclusive rights to install and operate x-ray imaging equipment. He later acquired the remaining 50 percent in 2012.

The company, ICSSI, had a dispute with the Dominican Republic, and in 2012, Menendez allegedly pressured state department officials to use their influence to persuade the Dominican Republic to keep the company's lucrative contract.

Menendez also allegedly lobbied Customs and Border Protection not to donate equipment to the Dominican Republic, which would have hurt Melgen's financial interests.

During the same period, Melgen was writing checks for tens of thousands of dollars to support various campaign accounts tied to Menendez.

MEDICARE BILLING

Melgen's billing dispute with Medicare began in 2008, when investigators began questioning bills for a drug called Lucentis.

Starting in 2009, Menendez tasked staffers with advocating for Melgen in this dispute. He met with officials from the Department of Health and Human Services after Melgen had an unfavorable ruling on the dispute. Eventually, Menendez met with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2012.