British man claims innocence in Mexican condo fraud that ruined Canadian retirees

Harry Robinson, a 66-year-old UK citizen residing in Puerto Morelos, faces charges of participating in a scheme that allegedly cost Canadian retirees Cindy Thompson and Glenn Brown $280,000. He submitted a memo and bank statements to the Quintana Roo attorney general, asserting that his co-accused, Jacqueline Herrera, alone managed the account named Xen Investments and barred him from accessing the funds. Robinson says he never touched the money and was misled by Herrera, who promised profits from flipping seven condos that never existed.

State prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for both, but the case presently concentrates on proving fraud by deceit rather than tracking the cash flow, and no court applications have yet been filed to trace the funds. Both parties have obtained federal stays on the warrants, awaiting a state judge to schedule a hearing. Robinson has appealed to the UK Embassy for assistance, while Herrera has offered a settlement of 2.4 million pesos to the victims, blaming Robinson for the remaining loss.