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Former Head Of Chesapeake Energy Charged With Conspiracy

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Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon speaks during the opening of a compressed natural gas filling station in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.  (AP)
Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon speaks during the opening of a compressed natural gas filling station in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (AP)

The Justice Department announced late yesterday that it has charged the former chief executive of Chesapeake Energy, Aubrey McClendon, with conspiring with rivals to keep the price of oil and natural gas land leases low. CNN's Maggie Lake joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to discuss the charges and the impact the former CEO had on the energy industry.

Note: After this segment aired, news broke that Aubrey McClendon had been killed in a single-car crash around 9 a.m. Central time in Oklahoma. 

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This segment aired on March 2, 2016.

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