Man accused in Mexican condo scheme claims he was a victim, too

Harry Robinson says he never touched Canadian couple's lost retirement savings Jorge Barrera, Tania Miranda Perez · CBC News · Posted: Sep 10, 2026 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago Play article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Accused in Mexican scam of Canadian couple tells his side of the story September 10|Duration CBC's Mexico team traveled to Harry Robinson's real estate office to discuss the accusations he faces in a Mexican court, including arrest warrants issued for him and his former business partner, Jacqueline Herrera Herrera. Robinson is a suspect in a fraud case involving an Ontario couple, Cindy Thompson and Glenn Brown, who invested $280,000 in a plan to flip condos in Playa del Carmen, but never received the property or their money back. Robinson and his lawyer, Blanca Figueroa Ornelas, agreed to an interview for this report. K. man facing accusations he took part in a scheme that wiped out a Canadian couple's retirement savings says he's provided proof to Mexican authorities probing the case that he never touched a dime of the vanished funds, and that he's also a victim of his co-accused. Harry Robinson, 66, is accused of working with a Mexican national named Jacqueline Herrera Herrera to defraud Cindy Thompson and Glenn Brown of Curve Lake, Ont., of $280,000 a fake deal to buy and flip seven condos. Robinson provided CBC News with a memo and HSBC bank records, both filed with the state attorney general's office of Quintana Roo, that he says proves Herrera redirected Thompson and Brown's money — sent over three installments — through cashier's cheques and transfers to other, unknown accounts.  The memo, filed Aug. 24, alleges that Herrera had total control over the account which was under the name of Xen Investments, their former joint venture. It claims Herrera put the account under a "lock" to prevent Robinson from accessing or moving funds.  CBC News was not provided with any documented proof outlining the alleged lock on the account. There have been no applications yet before the courts to trace the movement of Thompson and Brown's funds after they landed in Xen Investments's account. She pitched the sale of a condo to Thompson. (Jacqueline Herrera Herrera/Facebook) A state judge issued those warrants on July 24. Herrera and Robinson both obtained stays in Mexican federal court against the warrants, but their state-level criminal proceedings are waiting on a judge to set a date to commence.  "I don't think I'm being fairly treated … 's office.