Twin Cities Suburbs

Treasurer is accused of stealing $110K from Twin Cities youth softball association

The criminal complaint says she made ATM withdrawals at casinos from the association’s bank account.

By Paul Walsh

The Minnesota Star Tribune

January 2, 2026 at 6:31PM

Kristin Williams allegedly spent the money from the Plymouth Wayzata Youth Softball Association at casinos. (Minnesota Softball Hub)

A woman stole more than $100,000 from a Twin Cities youth softball association while serving as its treasurer and withdrew some of the money at casinos, according to a criminal complaint.

Kristin Allyenne Williams, 52, of Maple Grove was charged on Dec. 31 in Hennepin County District Court with felony theft by swindle in connection with stealing $110,000 from the Plymouth Wayzata Youth Softball Association over a 4½-year span until February 2025.

Williams was charged by summons and is due in court on Jan. 21. Court records do not list an attorney for her. The Minnesota Star Tribune has reached out to Williams for a response to the allegations.

According to the complaint:

Association President Tim Lyons reported to Plymouth police that Williams was stealing from the organization, which is led by parent volunteers.

Williams became treasurer in June 2020 and was responsible for all accounting, bookkeeping and web-based transactions. No one else had access to the association’s online account with U.S. Bank.

In September 2024, the association was notified by the IRS that it had lost its tax-exempt status for not filing returns for three years. Coaches and vendors also were not being paid.

Williams was removed as treasurer in February 2025.

Lyons reviewed account statements and noticed “numerous ATM withdrawals that were not approved ... including cash withdrawals at casinos such as Mystic Lake Casino and Little Six Casino,” the complaint read.

Further review by the association found that Williams “had not been truthful in the accounting reports that she presented to the board,” the complaint continued. “It appeared that [she] concealed her thefts by fraudulently reducing deposit amounts or hiding the stolen money within other payment classifications such as ‘clinic expenses’ or ‘equipment’ in the reports.”