<![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, henry nicholas's drug dens]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, henry nicholas's drug dens]]> http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/henrynicholassdrugdens http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/henrynicholassdrugdens <![CDATA[The Telescope house]]>

9 Telescope, Newport Coast, CA

Nestled in the San Joaquin hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean on a quiet estate of nearly identical Spanish Colonial villas was what I can only assume to be the typical "mistress apartments," where guests of Nicholas could shack up near his Laguna Hills home without disturbing his family life. It was conveniently located equidistant from the Broadcom offices in Irvine as his other home in Laguna Hills.

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<![CDATA[The Rodeo residence]]>

Rodeo Circle, Laguna Hills, CA

Judging by the layout of this posh cul-de-sac, this is where Nicholas probably put up his ex-wife — and also where he probably built his secret underground lair for entertaining prostitutes from from the prying eyes of neighbors. Which didn't stop them from complaining about the unpermitted construction that went on at all-hours thanks to Nicholas demands that contractors race to complete the grotto.

Next: The Telescope house

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<![CDATA[The warehouse]]>

27324 Camino Capistrano, Laguna Niguel, CA

Behind the unassuming facade of this industrial building was where Nicholas and his cohorts kept their stash. According to the indictment, his minions were under orders to keep the facility stocked with amphetamine, cocaine and MDMA or "ecstasy" at all times. I can only presume a raft of downers — from marijuana to benzodiazepines like Valium and painkillers like Vicoprofen were also on hand to take the edge off.

Next: The Rodeo residence

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<![CDATA[Broadcom's offices]]>

5300 California Avenue, Irvine, CA

All work and lots of play certainly made Nicholas far from dull. According to the indictment, he had employees of Broadcom meet drug couriers in the lobby of the company's offices in Irvine. One employee even signed an agreement to keep quiet about the excessive habits of the CEO in exchange for $1 million. All of Nicholas other properties in California were conveniently close to the Irvine campus as well.

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<![CDATA[The five drug dens of bad-boy ex-CEO Henry Nicholas]]> How can everyone have missed the most lurid aspect of the fall of former Broadcom CEO Henry Nicholas? Amidst all the sex and drug charges, we've missed the one subject that really gets people's tongues wagging: real estate. Thanks to laws passed in America's "war on drugs," any property involved in the transportation, storage and sale of illegal narcotics is subject to seizure. Thanks to the magic of Google Maps and Street View, we can also get a glimpse into the somewhat banal landscape of Nicholas's party circuit under the oppressively constant sunshine of Southern California's Orange County and Nevada. Let's start at Broadcom headquarters.

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