{"id":17261,"date":"2025-04-04T05:40:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T05:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/michigan-couple-jailed-in-mexico-returning-to-the-u-s-rep-tom-barrett-says\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T05:40:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T05:40:41","slug":"michigan-couple-jailed-in-mexico-returning-to-the-u-s-rep-tom-barrett-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/michigan-couple-jailed-in-mexico-returning-to-the-u-s-rep-tom-barrett-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan couple jailed in Mexico returning to the U.S., Rep. Tom Barrett says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Rep. Tom Barrett of Michigan said Thursday that a couple who was jailed in Mexico is returning to the U.S. after spending a month behind bars over a timeshare dispute.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepTomBarrett\/status\/1907957438793294224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">social media post on Thursday night<\/a>, Barrett shared a video of himself and Paul and Christy Akeo boarding a plane, writing &#8220;Mission accomplished.&#8221; Barrett <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/detroit\/news\/tom-barrett-visit-michigan-couple-jailed-in-mexico-over-timeshare\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">traveled to Mexico on Wednesday<\/a><\/span> to meet with the Akeos, citing the couple&#8217;s &#8220;deteriorating physical condition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The couple landed shortly after 12:30 a.m. Friday in Lansing, Michigan. Christy Akeo said she didn&#8217;t think they would be released soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s so many people who have supported us,&#8221; she told reporters after landing. &#8220;I don&#8217;t even know how we&#8217;re going to repay or thank people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Akeos, from Spring Arbor, Michigan, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/detroit\/news\/michigain-couple-jailed-in-mexico-family-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">were arrested on March 4<\/a><\/span>, shortly after landing in Cancun. Mexican authorities told the couple they faced criminal fraud charges. The couple had a membership with Palace Resorts, a Florida-based company that owns resorts and properties in Mexico.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/detroit\/news\/company-claims-michigan-couple-jailed-in-mexico-committed-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Palace Resorts claimed<\/a><\/span> that the couple committed credit card fraud and breached a contract agreement, telling CBS News Detroit that &#8220;Between 2016 and 2021, the Akeos knowingly and willingly entered into 19 separate membership agreements with Palace Elite, investing over $1.4 million USD in exchange for exclusive benefits and rates intended strictly for personal use.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>The company says the couple was found to be in &#8220;material breach&#8221; of the agreements in 2021 and accuses the Akeos of promoting and profiting from their benefits on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the Akeos&#8217; attorney, John Manly, disputed those claims and said the company&#8217;s decision to pursue criminal charges was overblown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is just a bunch of lies and I think what the documents illustrate is this is a civil dispute,&#8221; Manly said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t put people in prison in this country or in Mexico for breach of contract. This is a timeshare, not a crime share,&#8221; Manly told CBS News Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>The couple told reporters that the charges against them have been dropped.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>The video above previously aired on April 2, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/dejanay-booth-singleton\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">DeJanay Booth-Singleton<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">DeJanay Booth-Singleton is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. 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