Twin Cities husband of ex-tax judge admits duping IRS; charges against her pending

The husband of a former U.S. Tax Court judge has pleaded guilty to making nearly $1 million in fraudulent deductions on tax returns over much of her tenure on the bench and making several lavish purchases in that time through his consulting firm.

Robert Fackler, 63, of Minnetonka, who is in the process of divorcing Diane Kroupa, 60, admitted Friday in federal court in St. Paul to obstruction of an IRS audit in connection with allegations spanning from 2004 to 2010.

The couple allegedly understated their personal income by about $1 million and the amount they owed in taxes by at least $400,000, according to the charges against both of them. The case against Kroupa is still pending.

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