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March 3, 2016

Oklahoma Fracking Billionaire Dies, One Day After His Indictment
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In Oklahoma, the former CEO of Chesapeake Energy has died, only one day
after he was indicted on charges of conspiring to fix bids for oil and
gas leases. Aubrey Mc Clendon died Wednesday morning after his car
crashed into an overpass wall at top speed and burst into flames. Paco
Balderrama of the Oklahoma City Police Department says Mc Clendon
"pretty much drove straight into the wall." The former CEO had made
billions off the controversial gas extraction process hydraulic
fracturing, known as fracking. He was accused of violating antitrust
laws by orchestrating a scheme between two oil and gas companies not to
bid against each other for leases in Oklahoma.
Topics:Fracking

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