during a taxpayer raid in spring 2006 , the government confiscated accounts , $ 42 , 000 in dollars was seizures , and that day adam hovind withdrew $ 70 , 000 from the creation science evangelism account , half in a check ; the other in cash . at the november court , the small earth creationist agreed not to present a criminal case . while the prosecution noted hovind never filed income taxes with the taxpayers , witnesses testified hovind stated he had " smashed " the fiscal system , and employees said hovind ' s missionary was a business not a ministry .
Hovind  was found guilty on 59 federal counts.