Cocaine, ketamine, prostitutes and alleged death threats have turned a flashy Orange County businessman into a “danger to the community,” according to a federal judge who ordered him locked up as he awaits trial on allegations he conned a bank out of nearly $100 million.
Indian-born businessman Mahender Makhijani, 44, was hauled out of his tony Newport Beach mansion in June by armed federal agents after being accused of defrauding Phoenix-based Western Alliance Bank.
But the alleged financial fraud is only part of the case.
Federal Judge Autumn Spaeth on Monday rejected Makhijani’s request to be released, pointing to allegations that he “has…
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