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• 10. Prostitutes: Absolutely nothing surprising about that, since there are more tech titans of our acquaintance known to prefer quantitative intimacy to qualitative intimacy, as it's just so much more efficient.
• 9. Code words: Anyone familiar for looking for an apartment on Craigslist should know what "420 friendly" means. What's slightly surprising is that Nicholas used such common slang as "party favors" when arranging a score. Your run-of-the-mill paranoid drug dealer is more creative.
• 8. Minions: That Nicholas employed flunkies and other hangers-on to do his dirty work isn't particularly surprising, either. But that he had employees on Broadcom's payroll running errands for him certainly raises an eyebrow. And cost him $1 million in hush money.
• 7. Doctor shopping: To get the amounts of Vicoprofen (hydrocodone and ibuprofen) and Valium (diazepam) Nicholas wanted on hand, he had scripts written up for associates. With a private jet, why not just fly down to Mexico and stock up? That seems easier. One smuggling run is a lot less risky than dozens of doctor visits.
• 6. Drink spiking: While spiking another executive's drink with ecstasy would normally be pretty surprising, I'm pretty sure more than a few techies have been accidentally dosed at Burning Man. What shocks me was that it as at a Super Bowl party in New Orleans. I though techies hated team sports!
• 5. Wire transfers: For a guy who was on all sorts of stimulants, he was surprisingly blasé about being surveilled. Leaving multiple records of five-figure drug deals is the first clue that this guy felt invincible. That he broke the $10,000 rule to keep transactions under the IRS's radar is no-no No. 2.
• 4. Budgets, invoices and petty cash: Leave it to a businessman to have fellow junkies draw up a budget for a Super Bowl party, have dealers submit invoices for large orders of MDMA and direct Broadcom employees to keep $10,000 on hand at all times for Nicholas's whims.
• 3. Death threats: Even Robert Evans, when angered, probably only threw around some verbal abuse on the order of "You'll never work in this town again." But a tech geek reverting to mafia tactics? That's new.
• 2. Hotboxing a plane: By "causing marijuana smoke and fumes to enter the cockpit" of his private plane on a flight to Nevada, Nicholas may go down in history. That seems more like something the boys of Entourage would do, not something an Orange County entrepreneur would indulge in, rock star friends or no.
• 1. Woodstock '99: Even more surprising is that a guy who issued death threats would go to an anniversary of the world's most famous love-in. I mean, I knew Woodstock '99 was a corporate sham, but little did I know exactly how corporate things were when apparently a tech titan (and football fan) was slinging tablets of ecstasy to concertgoers.

One Turnberry Place, 2877 Paradise Road, Suite 3201, Las Vegas, NV

When Nicholas felt like picking up a prostitute or three, doing some high-stakes gambling or just crossing state lines for the generally more permissive laws of Nevada, Nicholas kept a suite on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas high rise — just a few hundred yards from the Las Vegas Hilton. The getaway was just a quick trip on his private jet, and exemplifies the high life in more ways than one.

Need a refresher? See all five of Henry Nicholas's drug dens.

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.

Next: The Turnberry condo

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

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

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.

Next: The warehouse

• Broadcom headquarters
• The warehouse
• The Rodeo residence
• The Telescope house
• The Turnberry condo

Samueli, pictured above in his role as owner of NHL's Anaheim Ducks, denied any wrongdoing in a statement. Nicholas could not be reached as he is reportedly now at the posh Betty Ford clinic undergoing rehabilitation for substance abuse. The suit also names former CFO William Ruehle and current general counsel David Dull, seeking a return to shareholders of "ill-gotten gains" and to bar all four principals from serving in any public company. (Photo by AP/Lawrence Jackson)