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Defendant Nicholas spiked the drinks of others with MDMA (ecstacy) without their knowledge, including … the drinks of technology executives and representatives who worked for Broadcom’s customers,” the indictment alleged without identifying the victims.
The indictment detailed episodes in which Nicholas allegedly used and distributed illicit drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamines.
On a flight from Orange County to Las Vegas aboard a private plane, the government alleges, Nicholas used and distributed drugs, “causing marijuana smoke to enter the cockpit and requiring the pilot flying the plane to put on an oxygen mask.”
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It lists three properties described in previous Times reports about Nicholas’ alleged indulgences in drugs and prostitutes:
* An equestrian estate in Laguna Hills, where Nicholas had constructed a warren of tunnels and underground rooms, including one that contractors alleged was intended to become a secret “sex lair.”
* A warehouse-office complex in nearby Laguna Niguel, which contractors said was used for the same purposes and nicknamed “The Ponderosa.”
* A Newport Coast residence where Nicholas was trying to start a record company and where rock groups frequently visited.