ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – In a significant legal verdict, a former leader of a nonprofit organization in St. Louis County has been found guilty of embezzling $11 million from a program designed to provide meals to underprivileged children in the area.

Connie Bobo, a 46-year-old resident of St. Charles, was convicted by a federal jury on Thursday. She faced charges including three counts of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, one count of evidence tampering, and one count of attempted obstruction, as outlined in federal court records.

Bobo once held the position of executive director at the New Heights Community Resource Center. This nonprofit’s mission was to deliver meals to low-income children during after-school hours and over the summer months.