Diane Lynn Kroupa (born in 1955 in South Dakota) is a former federal judge of the United States Tax Court.
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Early life and education
Kroupa received a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1978, followed in 1981 by Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota School of Law.
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Careers
Prior to his appointment to the Tax Court, Kroupa worked for the Internal Revenue Service as a lawyer adviser, Legislation and Regulatory Division, Office of Chief Advisor. He also worked at the Tax Court before his appointment as a lawyer adviser to Judge Joel Gerber from 1984-1985. Kroupa practiced tax law at Faegre & amp; Benson, LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He became a Minnesota Tax Court Judge from 1995 to 2001 and became Chief Justice from 1998 to 2001.
Federal Judicial Service
He was appointed by President George W. Bush as a Federal Judge at the United States Tax Court, on 13 June 2003, for the period ending June 12, 2018. He retired from the Tax Court on June 16, 2014.
Federal criminal tax costs
On April 4, 2016, Kroupa and her husband, Robert E. Fackler, were indicted for "conspiracy, tax evasion, making and subscribing to fake tax returns and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit interruptions" as "investigations carried out by the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS and the United States Postal Inspection Service. "
On October 21, 2016, Kroupa pleaded guilty to conspiring to cheat the United States for $ 450,000 in taxes. In June 2017, Kroupa was sentenced to 34 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $ 450,000 in damages.
Membership and activity
- Acknowledge legal practice in South Dakota (1981), District of Columbia (1985) and Minnesota (1986).
- Members, the American Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the National Association of Women Judges (1995 to the present), the American Judicature Society (1995 to the present).
- Distinguished Service Award Recipient (2001) The Minnesota State Bar Association (Tax Section).
- Volunteer of the Year Award, Junior League Minneapolis (1993) and Community Volunteers of the Year, Minnesota State Bar Association (1998).
Attribution
The material on this page is copied from the website of the United States Tax Court, issued by a US government agency, and therefore in the public domain.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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