A Michigan couple is behind bars in Mexico in what their family is calling a case of “corruption.”
But Mexican officials say the couple committed “fraud” and “publicly encouraged others to do the same.”
And a Michigan Republican congressman is getting involved in the case.
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According to WZZM-TV in Grand Rapids, Paul and Christy Akeo, both 60, have been in a maximum security prison in Mexico since being arrested after arriving by air in Cancun on March 4.
Authorities had a warrant for the couple’s arrest, charging them with fraud in connection with the cancellation of credit card payments to a hospitality chain with locations in Mexico.
According to CNN, the Akeos signed a time-share agreement with Palace Elite, a subsidiary of The Palace Company
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