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Broadcom Corporation

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Anaheim Sighs as Sacramento Kings Stay Put

    ​Kiss your Royals NBA team goodbye, Anaheim.A tearful Gavin Maloof emerged from a meeting in Orlando, Florida, this morning to announce that the Kings are staying in Sacramento under a deal that promises the NBA franchise a new arena. The Maloof brothers who own the Kings had flirted with moving t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Broadcom Says SEC Probing Its Accounting

    ​Irvine chip maker Broadcom, which has been no stranger to courtrooms thanks to shareholder lawsuits, complaints that caused one co-founder to step away as owner of his NHL team and a scandalous divorce involving the other co-founder and his love dungeon, may be back in legal hot water.The company ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    [UDATED: Irvine Police Squelch Attempts at Occupation] Corporate Abuses Prompt Large Irvine Rally

    UPDATE OCT. 17, 4:45 p.m.:Brandon Ferguson​ Despite the fact that Irvine Police have told Occupy Orange County protesters they cannot camp in the city, the group seems determined to stay put. Several tents have been set up on the lawn located at the intersection of Alton Parkway and Harvard A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    [UPDATED with Blowback for Reg Writer:] NBA, Anaheim and Maloofs Not in Lineup for Mayor Kevin Johnson's Plans to Keep Kings in Sacramento

    ​UPDATE, SEPT. 12, 1:48 P.M.: Sactown Royalty, a fan site that kicked into high gear when the Kings were dribbling out the notion of moving from Sacramento to Anaheim last season, obviously doesn't share Orange County Register sports columnist Randy Youngman's biting take on Sacramento Mayor Kevin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Billionaire Henrys, Nicholas and Samueli, Move to Settle Broadcom Shareholder Suits

    ​"The Henrys," as Henry T. Nicholas (right) and Henry Samueli are known, had their billionaire asses saved in 2009 when a federal judge accused the prosecution of misconduct and eventually dropped all charges against Broadcom's co-founders. The judge also disappeared the case against William Ruehl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Register Columnist Apparently On to Something About a Sacramento Kings Move to Anaheim

    ​When Orange County Register sports columnist Randy Youngman wrote a few days ago about the possibility of the Sacramento Kings moving into the Honda Center in Anaheim, it still read like a pipe dream. Several other cities could also land the NBA franchise, selling the team could send the team any ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Donald Bren Ranked Richest in SoCal (Again)

    The latest Forbes list of richest Americans is out, and Newport Beach's reclusive billionaire Donald Bren once again finds himself ranked the richest man in Southern California.Forbes pegs the Irvine Co. chairman's wealth at $12 billion, enough to make him the 21st richest man in these United St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Billionaire Hedonist Satanist?

    ​No, that's not a reference to Richard Branson.But our eagle-eyed proofreader Jack Grimshaw caught Moxley's last post about Henry T. Nicholas and did notice a helluva resemblance between the Broadcom founder and another notorious pagan. See side-by-side shots and Jack's description after the jump ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Billionaire Henry T. Nicholas Bombs in Court Secrecy Attempt

    Jeanne Rice/OC WeeklyCourt to Nicholas: Nope​The California appellate justices in Orange County this afternoon rejected the proposal by a local billionaire that he, and those with immense wealth, deserve special rights to use the public court system in near top secret fashion.The winner in the bat ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2010

    Henry Nicholas' Divorce Is More Secret Than Yours

    [Moxley Confidential] That's what the billionaire's lawyers are still arguing, three years after the split became final

  • Columns

    April 1, 2010

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    [Moxley Confidential] That's what the billionaire's lawyers are still arguing, three years after the split became final

  • Culture

    March 25, 2010

    Second City Peeks Behind the Orange Curtain

    The troupe find some laughs, thanks to the Real Housewives and Mike Carona, but not much else

  • News

    February 11, 2010

    Sheriff's Deputies Wreck Another Case

    [Moxley Confidential] OCSD's omission of key facts about a stalled car crashes a burglary prosecution

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    How to Beat a Whore-Coke-Meth-Painkiller-Ecstasy-Drug Lair Rap: Become a Multi-Billionaire

    Our bunk mate​The very super-rich aren't like you or me. Imagine if the feds built a case against you, complete with several witnesses who worked for you, that alleged you had:* hired prostitutes for yourself and your customers;* used cocaine, methamphetamines, Ecstasy, prescription painkillers, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    The Other Really Expensive Loafer Drops: Charges Against Henry T. Nicholas Dismissed

    Henry T. Nicholas​It was one of the most unusual dismissal of charges ever witnessed: Broadcom co-founder and Anaheim Ducks owner Henry T. Samueli was testifying in another executive's case in Santa Ana last week when U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney leaned over and said he was tossing out Sam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Criminal Charges Against Ducks Owner Henry Samueli Dropped

    Then can we seek criminal charges against the other guy?​Henry Samueli is on a roll.Last month, the National Hockey League reinstated him as the owner of the Anaheim Ducks, as Clockwork informed you.This afternoon, a federal judge set aside the Broadcom Corp. co-founder's guilty pleas and dismisse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    NHL Reinstates Ducks' Disgraced Owner Henry Samueli

    Henry Samueli with a baseball fan.​Via the Anaheim Ducks, the National Hockey League announced today that Henry Samueli has been reinstated as an owner.

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2009

    Anaheim Ducks Owner, Broadcom Co-founder Samueli May Be Prison Bound

    Wikipedia.org Henry Samueli's next uniform may be an orange jumpsuit.The Anaheim Ducks owner, Irvine's Broadcom Corp. co-founder and UC Irvine Henry Samueli School of Engineering namesake may be prison bound. Orange County Register reports a federal court today dismissed an appeal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    UC Irvine Discontinues Sugar Daddy Henry T. Nicholas' Rowing Teams, 3 Other Sports . . . Unless

    The Los Angeles Times' Fabulous Forum blog reports today that UC Irvine as of Saturday is "discontinuing" five sports--men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's rowing, and sailing--to cut costs amid reduced state funding. University brass expects to save $1 million by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Bigger PR Nightmare: Henry Nicholas III or OC Register?

    FishBowlLA.com connects the dots today between indicted Broadcom co-founder Henry Nicholas III, the Orange County Register's parent company and the "PR guy" for both of them: Sitrick & Co. does PR for Freedom Communications, Inc.Mike Sitrick is also the PR guy for Dr. Henry Nicholas III, the for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Sheriff Mike Carona Prosecutor Leaves Department of Justice

    Photo by Christopher VictorioKen Julian Leaving DOJTomorrow is the last day as a federal prosecutor for Ken Julian, co-counsel in the successful prosecution of ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona. Julian is joining the powerhouse private firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, he recently announced to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    OC Register Loses Star Reporter

    These days it's rare to hear about a reporter leaving the newspaper where he or she has worked for more than a decade that isn't totally depressing. Which is it, this time, you might ask? Layoff? Buyout? Nope: John Gittelsohn, a business writer at the Register who has covered Southern California's r ... More >>

  • News

    June 4, 2009

    [Summer Guide] Proposed Theme Park Celebrates OC's Part in Bringing the Global Economy to Its Knees

    These days it's rare to hear about a reporter leaving the newspaper where he or she has worked for more than a decade that isn't totally depressing. Which is it, this time, you might ask? Layoff? Buyout? Nope: John Gittelsohn, a business writer at the Register who has covered Southern California's r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    It's a Quick Read 39: Flash Mountain is Back Edition

    Orange County Register: This just in: No swine flu in OC yet. (Although there is at least one diseased swine.) . . . We've got us a quake swarm, a tropical quake storm. . . . OC Fire Authority defense of $28 million in overtime for firefighters creates a firestorm among 358 Reg o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    OCBJ is Up on Henry Nicholas, Down on Angels, Cary Bren

    Orange County Business Journal has some enlightening items in this week's issue, although you have to hunt for most of them. That, of course, is not the case with "OC Insider," the weekly column by executive editor Rick Reiff, a seasoned pro who knows to start off with his most newsworthy stuff: T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Welcome to the Poorhouse: Rich Beotch Edition

    Crunching numbers from the latest Forbes list of the wealthiest Americans, Orange County Business Journal concluded that local billionaires lost a combined $5.8 billion of wealth since September. That's not all that has shrunk: there are 793 billionaires on the latest Forbes list, compared with 1,12 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Alleged Fraud Within Irvine City Limits Keeps SEC, Whistleblower Busy

    Two corporations doing business in Irvine that are the subjects of a noteworthy/notorious whistleblower's fraud investigations have now apparently drawn the attention of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.The SEC is reviewing whether James Peterson, CEO of Irvine-based defense industry comp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    Jessica's Law Was Unraveling Before Santa Ana Court Ruling

    A ruling by the state Fourth District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana on Wednesday may represent the largest crack to date in Jessica's Law, the voter initiative Prop. 83 of 2006 that forbade sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or a park. Stress fractures had been evident several mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    Vanity Fair Shamelessly Lifts Weekly Quotes for Article About Henry Nicholas

    As Moxley noted in his column this week, the current Vanity Fair issue has a story on ex-Broadcom head and former Weekly cover boy Henry Nicholas. He notes how writer Bethany McLean gladly cites all media outlets when swiping bits from their Nicholas coverage for her story--except the Weekly. In fac ... More >>

  • News

    October 16, 2008

    [Moxley Confidential] Sheriff Hutchens' Concealed-Weapon Policy Prompts Talk of Homosexual Plot

    As Moxley noted in his column this week, the current Vanity Fair issue has a story on ex-Broadcom head and former Weekly cover boy Henry Nicholas. He notes how writer Bethany McLean gladly cites all media outlets when swiping bits from their Nicholas coverage for her story--except the Weekly. In fac ... More >>

  • News

    September 11, 2008

    This Is Your Life: A Companion Guide/Shameless Propaganda for 'Orange County: A Personal History'

    As Moxley noted in his column this week, the current Vanity Fair issue has a story on ex-Broadcom head and former Weekly cover boy Henry Nicholas. He notes how writer Bethany McLean gladly cites all media outlets when swiping bits from their Nicholas coverage for her story--except the Weekly. In fac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2008

    Henry T. Nicholas predicted his future in the Weekly

    Billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III is the co-founder of Irvine computer chip powerhouse Broadcom, but judging from his indictment on drug distribution and securities fraud charges that was unsealed Thursday, he'd rather be a hard-partying rock star. According to the indictment, Nicholas was at Woo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2008

    What's The Deal With OC Billionaires?

    We've got the George Argyros-owned apartment empire "systematically ripping off" its largely poor or lower middle class tenants by fabricating excuses for not refunding deposits to literally thousands of people. We've got Donald L. Bren--owner of the Irvine Co. using strong arm tactics on small l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    Wednesday's Headlines & Surprises: An OC Blog Coward

    What did the OC billionaire do when the wife was away? Computer-chip magnate Henry T. Nicholas III won big in a 1998 public stock offering for his Broadcom Corp., and to celebrate, he built an extravagant $30 million underground “personal brothel” at his Laguna Hills estate. That's according t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2007

    Saturday's Headlines & Surprises

    What did the OC billionaire do when the wife was away? Computer-chip magnate Henry T. Nicholas III won big in a 1998 public stock offering for his Broadcom Corp., and to celebrate, he built an extravagant $30 million underground “personal brothel” at his Laguna Hills estate. That's according t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2007

    Squeezing Money from Corpses in Irvine

    That companies which use magical accounting practices to rewrite history to fatten the bank accounts of their executives would try to squeeze money from corpses isn't really too surprising, but it is still disgusting. And it's happening in Irvine. The Wall Street Journal reports that dozens of co ... More >>

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Irvine

    That companies which use magical accounting practices to rewrite history to fatten the bank accounts of their executives would try to squeeze money from corpses isn't really too surprising, but it is still disgusting. And it's happening in Irvine. The Wall Street Journal reports that dozens of co ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 3, 2005

    Diary of a Mad County

    That companies which use magical accounting practices to rewrite history to fatten the bank accounts of their executives would try to squeeze money from corpses isn't really too surprising, but it is still disgusting. And it's happening in Irvine. The Wall Street Journal reports that dozens of co ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 6, 2005

    Diary of a Loud County

    That companies which use magical accounting practices to rewrite history to fatten the bank accounts of their executives would try to squeeze money from corpses isn't really too surprising, but it is still disgusting. And it's happening in Irvine. The Wall Street Journal reports that dozens of co ... More >>

  • Features

    December 30, 2004

    Diary of A Mad Year

    2004 regurgitated

  • Columns

    August 19, 2004

    Diary of a Mad County

    2004 regurgitated

  • Features

    July 1, 2004

    Henry Nicholas, Superhero

    He made billions with Broadcom and then quit at 44. Now Nicks life gets really exciting

  • Music

    December 4, 2003

    From Homeless To Fat

    Sound In Colors sampledelic spawn

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    Skating By

    411VM succeeds where others have eaten it

  • Features

    October 24, 2002

    B

    411VM succeeds where others have eaten it

  • Columns

    August 29, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    411VM succeeds where others have eaten it

  • Features

    November 2, 2000

    31 Scariest People in OC

    411VM succeeds where others have eaten it

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    A Big Disaster

    Irvine high-tech firm snuffs extreme-sports' Bluetorch.com

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