A Mexican court has issued arrest warrants for a British man, Harry Robinson, and a Mexican woman, Jacqueline Herrera Herrera, accused of defrauding a Canadian couple of their retirement savings in an alleged condo-flip scheme. The warrants were issued in late July by a Quintana Roo state court judge. Both individuals are now in a Mexican federal court trying to challenge the warrants, as per court documents.
The criminal case against Robinson and Herrera for committing fraud through deception, brought by the state prosecutor’s office, will not be affected by the federal court proceedings on the arrest warrants. The victims, Cindy Thompson and Glenn Brown from Curve Lake, Ont., sent $280,000 to a company co-owned by Robinson and Herrera, who promised significant returns on a condo flip in Playa del Carmen that never materialized.
Thompson and Brown lodged a criminal complaint against Robinson and Herrera earlier this year. The incident dates back to late 2024 when Thompson, exploring real estate investment opportunities in Mexico, came across XMEX Investments, run by Robinson. She met Robinson and Herrera in Playa del Carmen, where Herrera convinced her to invest in a one-bedroom condo. Thompson sent $170,000 in two payments but did not receive the keys.
Subsequently, Robinson persuaded Thompson, with an additional $110,000 from Brown, to invest in flipping seven condos, promising a substantial profit. However, the couple’s money disappeared without any returns.
A federal court judge granted a stay on the warrant for Herrera’s arrest on Aug. 27, but the process to dismiss it is ongoing. Robinson’s application hearing is set for Sept. 8 in Cancun. Herrera alleged in WhatsApp messages that Robinson misappropriated some of the funds, while Robinson accused Herrera of stealing all the money in a criminal complaint filed in late 2025.
Efforts to reach Robinson, Herrera’s lawyer in Cancun, and the state deputy-prosecutor overseeing the case for comments were unsuccessful. Herrera, through another lawyer, proposed a cash settlement of about $188,000 to Thompson in early August, which Thompson declined. Herrera also offered Thompson a commercial property in Cancun valued at approximately $328,000, which was also turned down by the victims.
Thompson expressed frustration in navigating the complexities of the Mexican legal system and the case’s intricacies, finding it challenging to grasp the various elements at play. Despite the difficulties, Thompson remains cautiously optimistic about the ongoing legal proceedings.