A Michigan couple traveled to Mexico for vacation. They ended up in prison over disputed timeshare payments
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A Michigan couple’s payment dispute with a timeshare company has landed them in a Mexican prison, accused of defrauding a hospitality company, according to Mexican prosecutors.
A Michigan couple’s payment dispute with a timeshare company has landed them in a Mexican prison, accused of defrauding a hospitality company, according to Mexican prosecutors. The couple’s family says the allegations against them are false and are calling on the United States government to intervene. Paul Akeo, a 58-year-old Navy veteran, and his wife Christy, 60, traveled from their home in Spring Arbor on March 4 to the resort city of Cancun expecting a care-free vacation. They ended up getting stopped by authorities soon after their plane landed, according to their family. Lindsey Hull told CNN her parents were taken into custody and told arrests warrants had been issued for them in Mexico after a criminal complaint was filed by “The Palace Company” alleging fraud. “We’re assuming it has something to do with the timeshare with Palace Resorts,” she recalled her stepfather telling her in a call the day of the arrest. Prosecutors in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, where Cancun is located, allege in a March 15 statement that the couple canceled 13 credit card payments to a hotel chain totaling more than $116,500 in 2022. Though prosecutors did not elaborate on possible evidence, they said the activity constitutes fraud. The case stems from a 2021 timeshare agreement between the Akeos and Palace Elite – a subsidiary of The Palace Company, a hospitality business, Akeo family attorney John Manly told CNN.
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