The Justice Department is dropping the case against the late Oklahoma oilman Aubrey McClendon in the wake of his death Wednesday morning in a traffic crash in Oklahoma City. However, it does not mean the government is ending its probe of bid-rigging allegations that once pertained to Chesapeake Energy when McClendon was its leader.
Bob Troester, First Assistant to the Oklahoma City U.S. Attorney indicated the motion to dismiss the case against McClendon would be filed soon in federal court where the indictment was made by a grand jury on Monday.
Officials at the Justice Department’s antitrust division said its investigation into oil and natural gas leasing practices will continue despite McClendon’s death, according to the Daily Oklahoman.
