A Mexican court has issued arrest warrants for a British man and a Mexican woman accused of scamming a Canadian couple out of their retirement funds in a purported condo-flipping scheme, according to information from CBC News. The warrants for Harry Robinson and Jacqueline Herrera Herrera were issued in late July by a Quintana Roo state court judge. Both individuals are currently appealing the warrants in a Mexican federal court, as revealed by court documents.
Despite the federal court process regarding the arrest warrants, the ongoing criminal case against Robinson and Herrera at the state level will not be affected. The state prosecutor’s office accuses them of committing fraud through deception. The victims, Cindy Thompson and Glenn Brown of Curve Lake, Ontario, sent $280,000 to a company co-owned by Robinson and Herrera, who promised significant returns on a condo investment in Playa del Carmen that never materialized.
Thompson and Brown took legal action against Robinson and Herrera earlier this year. The incident traces back to late 2024 when Thompson discovered XMEX Investments, operated by Robinson, while exploring real estate opportunities in Mexico. After sending $170,000 for a one-bedroom condo that was never delivered, Thompson transferred an additional $110,000, contributed by Brown, for a deal involving seven condos with promises of substantial profits, which also failed.
A federal court granted a temporary halt on the arrest warrant for Herrera on August 27, with the process to dismiss it ongoing. A hearing for Robinson’s case is scheduled for September 8 in Cancun, as per court records. Herrera alleged in WhatsApp messages that Robinson misappropriated funds, while Robinson accused Herrera of stealing all the money in a criminal complaint filed in late 2025.
Despite multiple settlements offered by Herrera, including cash and a commercial property in Cancun, Thompson declined, expressing distrust in future dealings with her. Thompson described the challenges of navigating the complexities of the Mexican legal system and expressed a mix of hope and anxiety over the case’s progression, emphasizing the difficulties of being distanced from firsthand information on the developments.