Legal Opinion
United States v. DeChristopher
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 14, 2012No. 11-4151PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1087BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Tim DeChristopher entered a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas lease auction in Salt Lake City, Utah, by representing he was a bidder. His purpose was to disrupt the auction and call attention to the potential environmental harms of drilling on the leases. He proceeded to drive up the auction prices and ultimately won almost $1.8 million in bids, for which he was unable to pay. A jury convicted Defendant of interfering with the provisions of Chapter 3A of the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act, in violation of 30 U.S.C. § 195(a)(1), and…
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