WSJ:
Mr. Kellermann’s wife told local police he committed suicide, local television station WUSA reported, citing sheriff’s deputies in Northern Virginia’s Fairfax County.
The police department would only say the case is under “active investigation.” Freddie Mac officials didn’t have an immediate statement. In a prepared statement, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said, “On behalf of the Treasury family, we are deeply saddened by the news this morning of David Kellermann’s death. Our deepest sympathies are with his family and his colleagues at Freddie Mac during this difficult time.”
Mr. Kellermann became Freddie’s acting finance chief in September, succeeding Anthony S. Piszel amid a broader overhaul of top management. He had previously been the company’s controller and principal accounting officer.
Mr. Kellermann’s job made him responsible for financial controls and reporting at Freddie Mac, a housing-finance company backed by the federal government. He had been with the company for more than 16 years, starting as a financial analyst and auditor in 1992, according to the company’s Web site.
Investigators from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department have been questioning officials of Freddie Mac about possible accounting violations and other matters in recent months, the company disclosed in March.
Hmmm. Do you suppose we’ll learn which WH operative has already gone to the house and cleaned out the study/office desk drawers?
I’m sure Mr. Geitner is ‘deeply saddened.’