▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁software ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Def unct ▁video ▁game ▁companies <0x0A> </s> ▁D iane ▁Lyn n ▁Kr oup a ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁in ▁South ▁Dak ota ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁att orney ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁federal ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Tax ▁Court ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Kr oup a ▁previously ▁was ▁the ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tax ▁Court . ▁Following ▁her ▁criminal ▁conv iction ▁in ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁a ▁tax - related ▁crime ▁( con sp i racy ▁to ▁def ra ud ▁the ▁United ▁States ), ▁she ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 3 4 ▁months ▁in ▁prison . ▁She ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁released ▁from ▁prison . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Kr oup a ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁from ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Edmund ▁A . ▁Wal sh ▁School ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁by ▁a ▁J . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁Career ▁Prior ▁to ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁Tax ▁Court , ▁Kr oup a ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁In ternal ▁Re venue ▁Service ▁as ▁att orney - ad visor , ▁Legisl ation ▁and ▁Reg ulations ▁Division , ▁Office ▁of ▁Chief ▁Coun sel . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Tax ▁Court ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁appointment