History
The assistant of US Senator Andrew Jackson Hawk, Jon Rich was also an undercover agent of the Mandarin in a mission to destroy Tony Stark's credibility so that the United States of America stopped using Stark's defense technology and fall prey to Mandarin's attack from behind the Iron Curtain, starting WWIII. However, Hawk suspected that someone was planting evidence against Stark and secretly called Stark to stage a trap for the traitor. When Rich stole a briefcase from Stark and intended to use it as a proof, the proof exploded and Hawk revealed his plan. The Mandarin, monitoring it all, killed Rich while the police was arresting him.[1][2]