JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An accused con artist pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday on one count of grand theft.
Prosecutors said Friend Rizkkhalil, 50, romanced a woman, encouraged her to sell her Jacksonville home and stole $59,000 of the proceeds. They said he also took $10,000 from her savings account.
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Rizkkhalil remains in the Duval County jail on $150,000 bond, and he will be required to prove the money he puts up for bail is not derived from criminal activity.
His next hearing will be Feb. 21.