during a irs raid in spring 2006 , the police confiscated records , $ 42 , 000 in gold was seized , and that day ned hovind collected $ 70 , 000 from the creation science evangelism account , some in a check ; the other in cash . at the november trial , the young earth creationist chooses not to present a defence cases . while the prosecution noted hovind ever collected income records with the taxpayers , others testified hovind claimed he had " beat " the tax system , and staff said hovind ' s proselytizing was a business not a ministry .
Hovind  was found guilty on 59 federal counts.