Freddie Mac CFO reported to have killed himself

WASHINGTON: David Kellermann, acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac, was found dead yesterday in his suburban Virginia home after apparently committing suicide, a local police source said.

Police officials in Fairfax County would not confirm the death was a suicide but said police were called early in the morning to his home in the leafy suburb of Reston.

Police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell did not elaborate on the cause of death, saying only that the incident was under investigation. ABC News said Kellermann was found hanging in the basement of his home.