Also see: The rise and fall of the 'Frack Master'

Dallas oil executive Christopher Faulkner, the self-titled "frack master" who federal authorities said ran an $80 million scam, was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport.

Faulkner, 40, was taken into custody at 5:30 p.m. by Los Angeles Airport Police. He was detained on a felony warrant from Texas. Police spokesman Officer Rob Pedregon said he had no details about the warrant other than the state.

News of the arrest was first reported on the TXsharon's Bluedaze website run by Sharon Wilson, who was the first to publicly question Faulkner's background and qualifications. The environmentalist and activist website is critical of gas drilling and has focused particularly on exploration locally in the Barnett Shale.

Faulkner's lawyer, Larry Friedman of Friedman & Feiger, was not immediately available for comment Thursday morning.

Frack Master Chris Faulkner Arrested on Felony Charges - Texas Sharon's Bluedaze - https://t.co/oYWQNiGeHz via @Shareaholic#fracking — TXsharon (@TXsharon) February 21, 2017

The federal Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Faulkner, the founder, president and CEO of Dallas-based Breitling Energy Corporation, along with seven other employees or associates. Breitling and three other related companies were also named in the complaint filed last summer.

Friedman has previously said Faulkner did nothing wrong.

Faulkner promoted himself, his "Frack Master" name and his company during dozens of cable TV appearances and at conferences from the United Arab Emirates to London. He was presented as a gas drilling expert and staunch defender of the industry against critics of hydraulic fracturing or fracking.

He had become such a go-to source that he was quoted as an expert in TheStreet.com more than a month after the SEC filed its complaint.

The federal civil complaint said Faulkner has little background in oil and gas and lied about his college degrees. The complaint also alleges that Faulkner and his employees inflated gas drilling costs and lied about likely production numbers.

The SEC also accused Faulkner of misappropriating at least $30 million in investor money to "maintain a lifestyle of decadence and debauchery."

One court document said Faulkner used a corporate American Express card -- which he referred to as his "whore card" -- to charge more than $1 million for strip clubs, escorts, nightclubs and personal travel.

Jeremy Wagers, Breitling's chief operating officer and general counsel, used his business card to charge $40,000 at a Dallas strip club during a four-day period in July 2014, according to court filings.

The SEC has accused the Breitling crew of more than a dozen violations of federal securities laws and rules.