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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Connie Bobo, the executive director of the New Heights Community Resource Center in Bridgeton, Missouri, is facing serious allegations of fraud. According to federal prosecutors, Bobo allegedly embezzled $10 million intended to provide meals for low-income children and used the funds for personal luxuries, including mansions and a luxury car. Bobo, 46, enrolled her nonprofit in two U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded programs designed to reimburse organizations for distributing food to needy children. Prosecutors claim that between February 2019 and March 2022, Bobo falsely reported serving over three million meals, leading the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to pay New Heights approximately $11 million.

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Good.

Reminds me of something similar ...

Donald J. Trump Pays Court-Ordered $2 Million For Illegally Using Trump Foundation Funds (2019)
ag.ny.gov

... New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after Donald J. Trump was forced to pay more than $2 million in court-ordered damages to eight different charities for illegally misusing charitable funds at the Trump Foundation for political purposes:

"Not only has the Trump Foundation shut down for its misconduct, but the president has been forced to pay $2 million for misusing charitable funds for his own political gain. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-22 02:46 PM | Reply

If I were Bobo I'd just hire Bondi's brother as my attorney. The case will dropped in a matter of weeks if recent history of other fraud cases is an indicator.

#2 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-10-22 02:59 PM | Reply

She's black so she'll have the book thrown at her.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-22 04:17 PM | Reply

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