A federal jury on Friday convicted Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen, a close associate of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, of health care-related fraud.

The jury, sitting in the Southern District of Florida, convicted Melgen of all 67 counts he was facing. He was immediately taken into custody.

It was not immediately clear what impact the verdict will have on Menendez's upcoming corruption trial.