(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) Tim DeCristopher talks with members of the media in 2008 after he was escorted out of the Bureau of Land Management offices in Salt Lake City following his bid on several oil and gas leases during an auction. His bidding drove up the prices of several auctions and he won an estimated $1.8 million worth of leases. He has no intention of paying for the leases and said it was a way for him to protest the auction.