Diane Kroupa

Diane Kroupa
Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office
June 12, 2003 – June 16, 2014
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRobert Ruwe
Succeeded byPatrick J. Urda
Chief Judge of the Minnesota Tax Court
In office
1995–2001
Appointed byArne Carlson
Personal details
Born (1955-10-12) October 12, 1955 (age 69)
Mitchell, South Dakota, U.S.
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
University of South Dakota (JD)

Diane Lynn Kroupa (born October 12, 1955)[1] is an American attorney who served as a federal judge of the United States Tax Court from 2003 until 2014. Kroupa previously was the Chief Judge of the Minnesota Tax Court. Following her criminal conviction in U.S. District Court for a tax-related crime (conspiracy to defraud the United States), she was sentenced to 34 months in prison. She has since been released from prison.[2]

  1. ^ "Hearing before the Committee on Finance" (PDF). United States Senate. April 1, 2003.
  2. ^ John Kelly (2018-12-11) [2018-12-05]. "Two mornings a week, the bingo balls spin at So Others Might Eat — for clothes". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.[please check these dates]