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Judge clears way for dinosaur park to be seized
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 05, 2009 08:31pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | Kris Wernowsky |
| News Date | Sunday, August 2, 2009 02:30:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A federal judge has cleared the way for the government's seizure of a creationism theme park in Pensacola owned by a couple convicted of tax fraud.
A ruling by U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers states that the nine properties that make up Dinosaur Adventure Land as well as two bank accounts associated with the park will be used to satisfy $430,400 owed to the federal government.
Kent Hovind, who founded the park and a ministry, Creation Science Evangelism, is serving 10 years in federal prison for failing to pay the Internal Revenue Service more than $470,000 in employee taxes.
The conviction culminated 17 years of Hovind sparring with the IRS. Saying he was employed by God and his ministers were not subject to payroll taxes, he claimed no income or property. |
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