Houston food blogger says trusted friend ‘tricked’ him out of $45K

HOUSTON – A well-known Houston food blogger says what started as a close friendship ended with tens of thousands of dollars in financial loss — and a civil court judgment he has yet to collect.

Adrian Verde, known to his more than 150,000 Instagram followers as TheHoustonFoodie, says a man he considered a friend convinced him to help with what he described as a “locked” bank account.

“It felt like betrayal, because coming from a trusted friend, you would think, Hey, he’s not going to screw me over,” Verde said…

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