Remington Chase, Film Producer Accused of $234 Million Fraud, Has Died in U.K.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Remington Chase, a former film producer who was accused of swindling investors out of at least $234 million, has been reported dead in the United Kingdom. Chase, 65, died of liver failure on July 31 at Victoria Hospital in Blackpool, according to a death certificate provided to Variety by the Blackpool Registration Service. His death was also confirmed by his wife, Linda Biron of Marina del Rey, Calif., who said he was a “good person.” “He got mixed up with some wrong people,” she said in an interview.