Mexican court issues arrest warrants for duo accused of $280K condo fraud targeting Canadian retirees

A Quintana Roo state judge issued arrest warrants in late July for Harry Robinson, a British citizen, and Jacqueline Herrera Herrera, a Mexican citizen, alleging they ran a condo-flip scheme that stole $280,000 from Canadian retirees Cindy Thompson and Glenn Brown. The Ontario couple invested $170,000 and $110,000 in a project promoted by XMEX Investments, which promised high returns on a one-bedroom condo and later a seven-unit flip in Playa del Carmen, but the keys were never delivered.

The state prosecutor accuses the pair of fraud by deception, while the suspects contest the warrants in a Mexican federal court; a stay was granted for Herrera, and Robinson’s hearing is scheduled for early September. Herrera offered a cash settlement of about $188,000 and a commercial property worth roughly $328,000, both of which Thompson rejected. Both victims describe the Mexican judicial process as confusing and express anxiety over the uncertain recovery of their retirement savings.