E. Scott Reckard

First Vietnamese American Bank Closes

​Little Saigon's First Vietnamese American Bank, which as the name suggests opened five years ago as the first U.S. bank with a core clientele of Vietnamese immigrants, was shut down by regulators Friday night.The bank at 8990 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, reopened today under new management an ... More >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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