The Mexican resort claims a Michigan couple arrested in Cancun and thrown into the largest foreign prison for fraud charges that “publicly encouraged others to do the same.”
After being arrested on a prominent criminal fraud charge while passing through customs on March 4th, he has been locked up and detained in Mexico, detained, detained and detained.
The couple's children allege that they were arrested in “retaliation” for a challenging charge imposed by the palace company with their American Express credit card.
However, the resort chain claims that the couple knew what they were doing and offered to help others do the same.
“Paul and Christy Akeo have unjustly challenged legitimate credit card fees and publicly encouraged others to do the same,” a spokesman for the Palace Company said. ABC News In a statement.
Mexican authorities also alleged that Christy opposed the resort's contract and “spreaded Facebook about how they committed fraud against the hotel chain.” press release by the Attorney General's Office of Quintana Roo on March 15th.
The couple has been accused of scaming a holiday company while having a timeshare membership at a Cancun resort between 2021 and 2022.
They alleged that the resort had breached the contract, which guaranteed them a priority fee and did not begin to receive any particular benefits.
The credit card company eventually sided along with the couple, the money was returned to Achaos and the membership with the palace company was cancelled.
The couple is said to have made “a total of 1,570 reservations” during their membership, which began in 2016. Daily Mail.
The company says they cancelled their profits and future stays when they got caught up in what they allegedly were doing.
“It was found that they breached the agreement by promoting preferential fees and various benefits via social media for profit and/or commercial purposes.
The company said this would “dissatisfied with the consequences of their actions,” disputing their credit card charges, leading to the cancellation of their membership.
Christie is said to have boasted on Facebook about how they got out of the deal.
“I'm hesitant to get out of my membership. If you need help, please let me know,” she reportedly wrote in one post.
In another post, she is said to have detailed how to challenge the charges.
“Please report any credit cards you used for your monthly payments as lost or stolen. Also, please report cards you used at the resort, or for purchases at gift shops, etc,” she wrote according to the outlet.
“Then you just have to stop paying every month. The palace will harass you for several months via email, phone or even WhatsApp, but it's very important that you don't respond to any of these. It takes about three to four months and then it will stop.”
Akeo's family lawyer, John Manley, told ABC News that the couple was “snatched by this timeshare,” and did what they could to keep up with payments.
“It was a reasonable amount for a month initially, but as we were told, they removed their profits and essentially increased their monthly contribution to $6,200 a month,” Manly said.
“But in exchange they could have sold to more people, so they could have sold several weeks of their timeshare so that people could use them.”
“What started to happen is that the palace just started canceling reservations. So essentially, they are paying $6,200 a month, without having to make a promise and not allowing them to sell the week they have defaulted or violated.”
However, we alleges that arrests are legal and have been “verified” by the International Police Agency, Interpol.
“Mexican prosecutors have obtained a court-approved arrest warrant following a failed attempt to review the evidence and provide notice. Interpol has verified the case, leading to Achaos detention at Cancun Airport on March 4, 2025,” the company said.
“Since then, the judge has determined that the case has sufficient reason to proceed to trial and has ordered AKEOS to be detained.”
Christie's daughter, Lindsay Hull, claims the company has “requested” $250,000 and has signed a private agreement “that does not guarantee their release.”
“If that's not enough, they also requested publicly apologise from my mother and Paul for being made to the palace company. I'm absolutely sick of it,” she said.
