Chinese VFX Firm Alleges Two American Swindlers Continue to Defraud Investors
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media WriterEarlier this year, a Chinese VFX and animation studio revealed that it had been victimized by two American swindlers who had used the company’s name to defraud investors out of $234 million.In a filing on Thursday, the company alleged that the two men — Remington Chase and Kevin Robl — are still trying to lure investors, even after the scam was exposed.
The company, Base, filed for an injunction that would block the men from using its name to solicit further investments.The whereabouts of Robl and Chase remain uncertain.
They could not be reached for comment, and they have yet to respond to the federal lawsuit that Base filed against them in March.
In the suit, CEO Chris Bremble alleged that he had been the victim of a con stretching back nine years, in which Robl and Chase gradually gained his trust and then used the relationship to scam investors.
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