[lbo-talk] lifestyles of the rich and infamous

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Tue Nov 11 13:06:14 PST 2008


Dr. Nicholas and Mr. Hyde

Henry Nicholas isn’t just another tech-boom billionaire charged with backdating stock options. All the drive, arrogance, and aggression he poured into building microchip-maker Broadcom­one of the major success stories of the Internet Age­morphed into an increasing obsession with sex and drugs, according to federal prosecutors. The author investigates the allegations about Nicholas’s out-of-control world: the parade of prostitutes, the spiking of clients’ drinks with Ecstasy, and the secret lair he built underneath the Orange County mansion he shared with his wife and kids.

full at:

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/11/nicholas200811?printable=true&currentPage=all



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