Mary Anne Bauer is charged with stealing from Allouez Girls Softball, where she served as treasurer. (Photo source: Brown County Jail)
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Former Allouez Girls Softball treasurer Mary Anne Bauer pleaded not guilty to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the organization.
Bauer faces one count of theft in a business setting between $10,000 and $100,000.
No trial date was set at Monday’s arraignment. She returns to court Aug. 31 for a status conference, court records show.
According to the criminal complaint, Bauer left Allouez Girls Softball in Oct. 2024. She had been treasurer since at least 2013. In early 2025, the president of the organization reported its account only had $745.38 in it. When Bauer left three months earlier, she reported the balance was $28,437.09.
The club reviewed the bank documents and found charges for Netflix, local restaurants, Uber, Door Dash, Venmo, and other services indicating Bauer was using the funds to pay for things unrelated to the club, the criminal complaint summarizes. Members of the board highlighted disputed charges and provided the documents to law enforcement. There were approximately $103,000 in disputed charges.
Bauer spoke with a Brown County Sheriff’s Office investigator in May 2025 over the phone and agreed she owed the club about $28,000 but declined further comment after hiring an attorney.
After the charges were filed, Allouez Girls Softball President Kristoffer Engebretson sent us the following statement:
“Allouez Girls Softball, like all youth sports organizations across the country, experiences routine transitions in board leadership. As soon as current board leaders discovered several discrepancies with the balance and purchases, the board immediately referred this matter to the Brown County Sheriff’s Department for further review. We sincerely appreciate the professionalism and diligence of the Sheriff’s Department in handling this situation. AGS remains committed to maintaining integrity and trust of our players, families, and community. The AGS board is committed to oversight, transparency, and has implemented processes and procedures to safeguard and protect league resources.”
Investigators say Bauer had primary control over the organization’s finances for years.
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