Charles Riechers

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Charles Riechers (1960 - 2007) was principal deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition in 2007 when he committed suicide.

Riechers had been given a job for two months through a defense contractor, Commonwealth Research Institute, for which he was paid $26,788 and for which he admitted he did no work.[1] Riechers was found dead at his Virginia home on October 14, 2007. Two military officials said Mr. Riechers had apparently killed himself by running his car’s engine in his enclosed garage.[2][3][4][5]

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  1. ^ [1] Procurement Official Questioned About No-Work Deal Found Dead (The Washington Post, 2007-10-16)
  2. ^ [2] AF acquisitions official apparently kills self (Air Force Times, 2007-10-18)
  3. ^ [3] Top Air Force Official Dies in Apparent Suicide (The New York Times, 2007-10-15)
  4. ^ [htp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/30/AR2007093001402.html?hpid=topnews] Air Force Arranged No-Work Contract (The Washington Post, 2007-10-01)
  5. ^ O'Harrow, Robert, Jr., "Pentagon, FBI Probing Air Force Contracts", Washington Post, April 18, 2008, P. D1.