Spring Arbor couple freed, heading back home
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Spring Arbor couple Paul and Christy Akeo, who spent almost a month in a , are on their way back home to Michigan. Their flight is expected to touch down in Lansing later tonight.
Their return stateside comes after a Thursday court hearing, in which the court ruled that the Akeos were to be released from custody.
The pair was on March 4 at an airport in Cancún on fraud allegations. They were accused of defrauding resort chain out of more than $116,000 by breaching a timeshare contract and illegally cancelling membership charges to an American Express credit card.
6 News spoke with , who said his parents could have been held for up to six months, as a judge previously gave the company that much time to gather evidence.
The Akeos' release comes a day after U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, who represents the district the couple are from in Congress, . Barrett told 6 News he also spoke with the president of the Quintana Roo Supreme Court to work on getting the couple released.
This is a developing story. 6 News will keep you up to date with the latest.
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