Guilty.

[nodding_folk]

Jury deliberations took about three hours.

A federal jury has convicted Kent Hovind and his wife, Jo, of tax fraud.

Hovind faces a maximum of 288 years in prison. His wife faces up to 225 years. Her charges include aiding and abetting her husband with 44 counts of evading bank-reporting requirements.

Yay!

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[mmoneurere]

Defense lawyers for the Hovinds rested their case on Wednesday without presenting evidence or calling witnesses.

Brilliant move, that.

Now, how long until we start hearing about this case as "proof" that the U.S. is "oppressing" those poor helpless right-wing Christians?

[scorpy1]

Hovind also believes that as workers of God, he and all employees of the theme park and his ministry are exempt from paying taxes.

So, being a worker of God makes you think that you have no other obligations?
Nothing related to the society you live in?

I don't know what's worse, that they think they are entitled to take as much as they want, or that they're naive enough to think they can get away with it...

- S