during a cia raid in spring 2006 , the army confiscated records , $ 42 , 000 in cash was seized , and that sunday matt hovind withdrew $ 70 , 000 from the creation science discipleship account , half in a check ; the other in cash . at the november trial , the young earth scriptural chose not to presenting a defense case . while the administration noted hovind always filed property taxes with the state , others asserted hovind claimed he had " hit " the federal system , and employees said hovind ' s evangelism was a commercial not a ministry .
Hovind  was found guilty on 59 federal counts.