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FBI may probe Exxon Mobil over climate change claims

By Kyle Feldscher
Published March 3, 2016 4:22pm ET
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FBI may probe Exxon Mobil over climate change claims
Some lawmakers believe Exxon Mobil hid science about climate change from shareholders and the public. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) | Gene J. Puskar

The FBI may open an investigation into whether Exxon Mobil covered up its knowledge of climate change.

In a letter to Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Mass., Peter Kadzik, assistant attorney general at the Justice Department, confirmed that the FBI has been asked to decide whether to investigate Exxon Mobil. Lieu and DeSaulnier asked the Justice Department to investigate Exxon Mobil in October.

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