After a forty year career in law enforcement and security, Kraut retired for good in 2016. He has been the President of the Haymarket Lodge Charitable Foundation and is currently the Treasurer of the Acacia Foundation, Clifton, VA. He is married to Bonnie and has two grown children. As a Freemason and Scottish Rite member, he hopes to advance their goals and values by assisting in the future of the Northern Virginia Food Rescue.