Ex-Chesapeake CEO McClendon dies in car wreck day after indictment
March 02, 2016 at 14:48 PM EST
Co-founder and ex-CEO Aubrey McClendon, 56, was indicted Tuesday and charged with conspiring to rig bids for oil and natural gas leases while leading Chesapeake Energy. The Justice Department did not say which other company it believes was involved in the alleged scheme.. McClendon founded American Energy Partners and served as its chief executive..