during a irs sweep in march 2006 , the government confiscated documentation , $ 42 , 000 in cash was obtained , and that day kent hovind withdrew $ 70 , 000 from the birth science evangelism account , half in a check ; the other in debt . at the november defense , the young earth creationist chose not to present a defense case . while the prosecution asserted hovind never filed income taxes with the department , many say hovind claimed he had " beat " the tax process , and employees said hovind ' s evangelism was a service not a ministries .
Hovind  was found guilty on 59 federal counts.