St. Louis’ Crime Chime – The Mansion Built on Empty Stomachs: Nonprofit Boss Connie Bobo Gets 16 Years Behind Bars for Stealing $19.7M in Kids’ Meal Funds for Luxury Estates and a $200K Benz

When federal agents pulled up to a quiet cul-de-sac in St. Charles, Missouri, moving boxes replaced million-dollar luxury. Connie Bobo, the trusted face of New Heights Community Resource Center, is now inmate-bound for 16 years after pocketing nearly $20 million meant to feed low-income children during after-school and summer breaks. Here is how a massive child nutrition program funded private mansions, a $200,000 Mercedes-Benz, and Missouri’s biggest public fraud reckoning.