during a government raid in spring 2006 , the government seizures records , $ 42 , 000 in cash was seized , and that day nick hovind withdrew $ 70 , 000 from the creation science evangelism account , half in a contract ; the other in cash . at the november trial , the young earth heretical chose not to present a defense cases . while the prosecution noted hovind seldom associated the charges with the government , others testified hovind claimed he had " beat " the county regime , and administrators testified hovind ' s evangelism was a business not a ministry .
Hovind  was found guilty on 59 federal counts.