A day after he was indicted on federal conspiracy chargers, Thunder co-owner Aubrey McClendon died in a one-car accident
McClendon, 56, was facing charges of conspiring to rig bids for oil and natural gas leases from 2007-2012, during his time as CEO of Chesapeake Energy.
The U.S. Department of Justice alleges McClendon orchestrated a scheme for two competing companies not to bid against each another for purchases of leases in Oklahoma. Those leases would give a company the right to draw oil and natural gas from the land for a certain period of time.