Justice investigating fracking giant

Published September 29, 2016 8:06pm ET



The Justice Department is investigating one of the largest oil and gas frackers in the country, Chesapeake Energy, for possibly violating antitrust laws and market manipulation.

Chesapeake Energy revealed in Thursday filings that it received a Justice Department subpoena as part of a federal investigation aimed at “possible violations of federal and state antitrust laws relating to our purchase and lease of oil and natural gas rights in various states.”

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