Ex‑treasurer charged with $110K theft from Plymouth–Wayzata youth softball group
Hennepin County prosecutors have charged Kristin Allyenne Williams, 52, of Maple Grove with felony theft by swindle, alleging she stole more than $110,000 from the Plymouth Wayzata Youth Softball Association between August 2020 and February 2025. According to the criminal complaint, Williams was the only person with online access and a debit card for the nonprofit’s U.S. Bank account and is accused of making unauthorized ATM withdrawals at Mystic Lake and Little Six casinos and falsifying financial reports to the volunteer board, which later learned the IRS had revoked the group’s tax‑exempt status after three years of unfiled returns and vendors and coaches went unpaid.
📌 Key Facts
- Defendant Kristin Allyenne Williams, 52, of Maple Grove is charged in Hennepin County with one count of felony theft by swindle.
- Plymouth police and PWYSA allege more than $110,000 was stolen from PWYSA’s U.S. Bank account from August 2020 through February 2025 via unauthorized ATM withdrawals and other misappropriation.
- The complaint says Williams hid the thefts by falsifying board financial reports, reducing deposit amounts and misclassifying stolen funds as 'clinic expenses' or 'equipment,' and that the IRS revoked PWYSA’s tax‑exempt status after three years of unfiled returns.
📊 Relevant Data
In major federal fraud cases in Minnesota related to pandemic relief programs, Somali Americans make up 82 of the 92 defendants charged, despite comprising approximately 1.5-2% of Minnesota's population (about 86,000 Somalis in a state of 5.7 million).
Key Questions About Minnesota's Fraud Schemes and the Billions in Losses — U.S. News & World Report
In 2023, 62% of fraud and embezzlement schemes in the USA were committed by White individuals, compared to non-Hispanic Whites making up about 58% of the U.S. population.
45 fascinating white-collar crime statistics for 2025 — Embroker
More than two-thirds of individuals with severe gambling problems reported stealing or obtaining money illegally to fund their gambling.
When Gambling Addiction Leads to Crime — Birches Health
Approximately 30% of fraud offenders reported committing fraud to fund gambling, with females comprising 47.5% of the total fraud offender sample.
A comparison of fraud to fund gambling with fraud for other reasons — PMC - National Center for Biotechnology Information
The most typical fraud cases in charities involve female employees who earned less than $50,000 per year and had worked for the nonprofit for at least five years.
Most Cases of Charity Fraud Could Be Prevented, Study Finds — The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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