The Justice Department accused Aubrey McClendon of rigging bids for oil and gas land leases,the first executive to be charged in investigation into price fixingFormer Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon died in a car accident in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, one day after he was indicted on charges of conspiring to rig bids to buy oil and natural gas leases.
Police said 56-year-old McClendon was the only occupant in the SUV, or which hit a concrete bridge pillar shortly after 9am,and that it is too early to bid whether the collision was intentional.
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Source: theguardian.com