▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Kr oup a ▁p led ▁guilty ▁to ▁consp iring ▁to ▁def ra ud ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁$ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁tax es . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Kr oup a ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 3 4 ▁months ▁in ▁prison ▁and ▁ordered ▁to ▁pay ▁more ▁than ▁$ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁rest itution . ▁ ▁M embers hips ▁and ▁activities ▁Ad m itted ▁to ▁practice ▁law ▁in ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁( 1 9 8 1 ), ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁and ▁Minnesota ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁Member , ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association ▁( T ax ▁Section ), ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁Bar ▁Association ▁( T ax ▁Section ), ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Women ▁Jud ges ▁( 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁present ), ▁American ▁Jud ic ature ▁Society ▁( 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁present ). ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Award ▁Re cip ient ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁Bar ▁Association ▁( T ax ▁Section ). ▁Vol unte er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award , ▁Junior ▁League ▁of ▁Min ne apolis ▁( 1 9 9 3 ) ▁and ▁Community ▁Vol unte er ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁Bar ▁Association ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁Att ribution ▁Material ▁on ▁this ▁page ▁was ▁copied ▁from ▁the ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Tax ▁Court , ▁which ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁a