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Billy Hayes: Michigan couple imprisoned in Mexico is 'very troubling' | Banfield
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14:27Now PlayingBilly Hayes, whose harrowing ordeal inspired the 1978 film "Midnight Express," and his former lawyer, Dick Atkins, join NewsNation to discuss a Michigan couple being held in a maximum-security Mexican prison and the lingering fears of Americans facing imprisonment abroad.
Paul Akeo, a 58-year-old U.S. Navy retiree, and his wife, Christy, 60, attempted to cancel their timeshare in 2022 after alleging the company failed to deliver on its promises. American Express refunded their $115,000 payment after an investigation, but when the couple returned to Cancun on March 4, Mexican authorities arrested them on fraud charges.
#PalaceResorts #Cancun #Fraud
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