during a irs trial in spring 2006 , the government confiscated records , $ 42 , 000 in cash was seizures , and that day kent hovind recovered $ 70 , 000 from the creator science evangelism foundation , half in a check ; the other in equity . at the same session , the older earth creationist chose not to present a counter case . while the government noted hovind lacked submitted income taxes with the authorities , others claim hovind claim he had " beat " the tax code , and witnesses said hovind ' s pentecostal was a product not a ministry .
Hovind  was found guilty on 59 federal counts.