American couple ARRESTED and hauled to Mexican prison in dispute over corrupt Cancun timeshare

An American couples vacation turned into a nightmare after they were arrested in Mexico and hauled to prison over a financial dispute with a Cancun timeshare.

Paul and Christy Akeo were taken into custody as soon as they stepped off the plane from Michigan on March 4.

Christys daughter Lindsey said the couple are being held captive because they challenged wrongful credit card charges made by The Palace Company, also known as Palace Resorts back in 2021.

The duo allegedly bought membership rights with the hotel chain which guaranteed them preferential rates, but by the end of 2022 had lodged 13 disputes with AMEX about charges Palace Resorts had placed on their card.

The last 21 days of torture my parents have been through is a direct response of The Palace Company’s corruption, extortion, retaliation and blackmail against our parents, Lindsey said in a Facebook post.

Local media in Mexico shared pictures of the duos arrest and said they were wanted by Interpol at the time they were picked up.

They have since been charged with defrauding the Cancun hotel chain out of more than $100,000 and a judge ordered they remain in custody for the duration of the court proceedings.

Lindsey insists American Express sided with her mother and stepfather when they flagged their concerns in 2022, and that the allegations leveled against her family in Mexican media reports are false.

Paul and Christy Akeo were taken into custody as soon as they stepped off the plane from Michigan on March 4

The duo allegedly bought membership rights with the hotel chain which guaranteed them preferential rates, but by the end of 2022 had lodged 13 disputes with AMEX about charges Palace Resorts had placed on their card. Pictured: Moon Palace in Cancun, one of the resorts linked to Palace

Now, the Palace Company is allegedly demanding $250,000, the signing of an NDA that does not even guarantee their release, as well as a Facebook post made by our parents to be left up for 1 week claiming all responsibility and fault for the torture they have endured throughout the last 3 weeks, Lindsey said.

Absolutely sickening. 

She said theyre in a living hell inside a maximum security prison.

Despite asking numerous times to speak to Paul, we have yet to have ANY communication with him, she said.

Lindsey said her mother has shed 25lbs in prison in just 20 days because authorities continue to offer food they know she is allergic to, and that she has developed a severe rash all over her body. 

We have spent thousands of dollars towards Mexican legal representation, but unfortunately that only goes so far when dealing with this level of corruption and extortion, she said.

Lindseys stepfather Paul is a US Navy Chief Petty Officer who has served the United States for 21 years.

She is now calling on US officials to intervene to bring their citizens home.

Lindsey insists American Express sided with her mother and stepfather when they flagged their concerns in 2022

In desperate social media callouts, Lindsey has taken to tagging Donald Trump in posts sharing her parents plight

Local media in Mexico shared pictures of the duos arrest and said they were wanted by Interpol at the time of their arrests. They have since been charged with defrauding the Cancun hotel chain out of more than $100,000 and a judge ordered they remain in custody for the duration of the court proceedings

In desperate social media callouts, Lindsey has taken to tagging Donald Trump in posts sharing her parents plight.

There are entire Reddit threads and Facebook groups dedicated to falling victim to the timeshare offer that the Akeos had allegedly signed up for.

One such Facebook group was removed by Lindsey after she claims to have received reassurances that it would help her parents case.