during a irs raid in november 2006 , the government confiscated records , $ 42 , 000 in cash was seized , and that day kent hovind withdrew $ 70 , 000 from the christian science evangelization account , half in a check ; the other in cash . at the november trial , the young earth mormonism asked not to provide a defensive cases . while the defendant noted hovind not reported income tax with the government , others testified hovind claimed he had " beat " the taxation system , and employees claimed hovind ' s evangelism was a businesses not a ministry .
Hovind  was found guilty on 59 federal counts.