Alleged Ties To South African Biological Warfare
After Ford killed himself, a number of newspapers alleged that he and Riley had corporate ties with biological warfare development in apartheid-era South Africa. Ford was also linked to Dr. Neil Knobel, former chief medical officer for the South African National Defence Force.
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