▁as ▁an ▁att orney - ad visor ▁to ▁Judge ▁Jo el ▁Ger ber ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 5 . ▁Kr oup a ▁pract iced ▁tax ▁law ▁at ▁Fa eg re ▁& ▁B enson , ▁L LP ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Minnesota . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁Minnesota ▁Tax ▁Court ▁Judge ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁was ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁Jud icial ▁Service ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁as ▁a ▁Federal ▁Judge ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Tax ▁Court , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁ending ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁She ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Tax ▁Court ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁criminal ▁tax ▁charges ▁On ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Kr oup a ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁Robert ▁E . ▁F ack ler , ▁were ▁ind icted ▁on ▁" con sp i racy , ▁tax ▁ev asion , ▁making ▁and ▁subscri bing ▁false ▁tax ▁returns ▁and ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁an ▁In ternal ▁Re venue ▁Service ▁( IR S ) ▁aud it " ▁as ▁a ▁" result ▁of ▁an ▁investigation ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Investig ation ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁I RS ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁In spe ction ▁Service ."