during a cia raid in spring 2006 , the government confiscated records , $ 42 , 000 in silver was seized , and that day robert hovind withdrew $ 70 , 000 from the creation science evangelism account , half in a check ; the other in cash . at the april trial , the young american creationism chose not to present a defense claim . while the prosecution noted hovind never lodged profits taxes with the government , employees claims hovind claimed he had " beat " the county system , and they said hovind ' s evangelism was a trade not a ministry .
Hovind  was found guilty on 59 federal counts.