Florida suspends eye specialist's medical license  June 23,
2011|By Bob LaMendola, Sun Sentinel  HOLLYWOOD — Florida health
officials said on Thursday they have suspended the medical
license of Hollywood eye specialist Dr. Alan Mendelsohn, who was
sentenced to four years in prison on federal charges related to
political fundraising fraud.  Mendelsohn pleaded guilty to
conspiracy to commit wire fraud, filing false tax returns, and
lying to FBI agents, and was sentenced on June 1.  The state
Department of Health said the conviction requires suspending his
medical license.  Mendelsohn was an influential lobbyist who
admitted to paying $82,000 to a former legislator to prevent a
vote against a bill he supported. He also admitted to siphoning
$330,000 from political action committees he controlled, and
failing to report more than $600,000 in taxable income from his
lobbying and medical work.  Sun Sentinel Articles