St. Louis nonprofit chief led state’s biggest program fraud. Now, she’s going to prison

St. Louis nonprofit chief led state’s biggest program fraud. Now, she’s going to prison

Connie Bobo used $11 million meant to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic to buy herself a mansion, purchase houses for family and fund a Mercedes-Benz for her boyfriend.

‘Beyond reprehensible’: St. Louis nonprofit executive sentenced to 16 years in prison for stealing nearly $20 million meant for kids

A former Missouri nonprofit executive was sentenced Monday for orchestrating what prosecutors are calling the “largest public assistance and pandemic fraud in state history,” stealing nearly $20 million from a program meant to feed low-income children. A federal judge sentenced Connie Bobo, 46, of St. Charles to 16 years in federal prison and ordered her to repay $19.7 million. Bobo served as executive director of the New Heights Community Resou…