6 arrested in alleged Fort Peck drilling scam

Published September 4, 2012 9:10pm ET



BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Six California residents are being held on fraud and conspiracy charges for an alleged scam in which investors were promised a stake in a fictitious oil and gas project on Montana’s Fort Peck Indian Reservation, authorities said Tuesday.

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