UK – Daily Mail, April 04, 2025
An American couple imprisoned in Mexico are on their way back to the United States and thanking President Donald Trump for his work to free them.
Christy and Paul Akeo had been languishing behind bars in a maximum security Cancun prison, accused of defrauding Palace Resorts out of more than $116,000.
In a video exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, the couple, along with Michigan Representative Tom Barrett, are seen on a private plane returning to the United States. They thank President Trump for his help.
The Akeos, who spent a month in prison, said the issue was merely a contract dispute after they clawed back 13 payments they made to the timeshare resort between 2021 and 2022 because they felt their contract had been breached.
On Wednesday, Rep. Barrett traveled to Cancun. He put the Akeos on a plane and sent a thank you video to the president, recording it on the ride home.
‘We are one on our way back to the United States,’ he said in the video. ‘Thank you so much for your help, your investment in this cause and you team and everything you did to help them get loose and get free.’
