during a police raid in early 2006 , the government seizure records , $ 42 , 000 in total was seized , and that day kent hovind withdrew $ 70 , 000 from the creation art evangelism account , half in a check ; the other in funds . at the november proceedings , the young earth creationist refused not to present a defense effort . while the prosecution testified hovind merely filing income estimates with the government , others testified hovind claimed he had " beat " the tax system , and workers said hovind ' s evangelism was a business not a ministry .
Hovind  was found guilty on 59 federal counts.