Kent E. Hovind (born January 15, 1953) is an American evangelist and prominent Young Earth creationist who is serving a ten year term in U.S. federal prison for tax fraud. The self-styled “Dr. Dino” (whose Ph.D, from an unaccredited university, is in Christian education) established the Creation Science Evangelism Ministry in 1989.

On November 2, 2006, Hovind was found guilty by a jury in a Pensacola, Florida federal court of fifty-eight federal tax and tax-related offenses; his wife, Jo, was also convicted on 44 counts. On January 19, 2007, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, three years of probation after his sentence is served, and $640,000 in restitution.

Kent Hovind has been in trouble with law enforcement several times. These have included assault and battery, falsely declaring bankruptcy, making threats against federal officials, filing false complaints, failing to get necessary building permits, and various tax-related charges.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Hovind

I’m an atheist by the way. I just thought it funny to see Dr. Dino have a record for assault and tax evasion and fun stuff. He’s often quoted here as a ‘good source’ by creationists.

I borrowed $55K (colege & grad school), ending in 1994. I couldn’t get a job, got sick, and was homeless. The bank declared my loans in default, even tho they did not meet all the criteria for default. I finally got a full-time permanent job in 1996, but then lost it in 1997, was a temp for 2 years, and have been paying almost $1,000/mo. since 1999. But somehow, the government says that I owe more than $198,000 (yes! one hundred ninety-eigh thousand!) and in fact, the interest is more than my payments so the balance is actualy growing. All lawyers tell me that unless you are disabled or mentally ill, you cannot discharge student loans in bankruptcy as long as you can pay SOMETHING–it makes no difference under the law that you will never be able to pay off the loan before you die, or that it is an extreme hardship to have this hanging over your head for the rest of your life. Lawyers tell me that it must be an “undue hardship” which is impossible to meet unless it makes you homeless.

I was checking/cleaning up my wifes credit reports when I noticed she has a judgment from Merrick Bank against her. This jud was filed on May 2003, but we were discharged from chpter 7 on Nov 2003. Maybe that debt slipped through the cracks when we filled our schedule F, but I do have the discharge papers. Should I send the law firm that filed
the jud a copy of the discharge or should I just let it be? I’m
hesitant to “awake” this issue, so to speak. After all, it’s been 5 years and there has been no attempt at enforcing it with
garnishments/levy etc. I’m assuming they have checked the public records and have seen the bankruptcy after they filed or they know about it. What should I do?

I am about to file ch 7 but a company I owe already sent me court papers in a law suit. I retained a lawyer six months ago but have not filed it yet. Thanks for any advice..

I can’t name any — before you say something like toilet paper, remember they dictate the gallons per flush.

Today I hear they’re considering bankruptcy law changes that will force lenders to lower rates and principle balances for those in trouble – it’s 1929 all over again. Hang on to your hat!

My father had back taxes and files for bankruptcy in early 2006 now the federal government is comming after the back taxes. Does the bankruptcy take care of those taxes or is he still liable for them? (Lives in Kansas if this matters)

DOES THIS MEAN A CREDITOR CANNOT LIST A DEFAULT AGAINST A PERSONS NAME ONCE THE AGREEMENT IS ACCEPTED FOR PROCESSING?

BANKRUPTCY ACT 1966 – SECTION 185F
Effect of accepting a debt agreement proposal for processing
(1) After acceptance of a debt agreement proposal for processing is recorded in the National Personal Insolvency Index:
(a) a creditor cannot apply for enforcement of, or enforce, a remedy against the debtor’s person or property in respect of a frozen debt; and
(b) a sheriff must not take action, or further action, to execute, or sell property under, any process issued by a court to enforce payment of a frozen debt owed by the debtor; and
(c) a person who is entitled under a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, to retain or deduct money from money that is or will be owing or payable to the debtor must not retain or deduct money

Should I let the house go into foreclosure or should I do a bankruptcy? I don’t want to owe the IRS. Please help me!

ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PRESIDENT BUSH…

I attacked and took over two countries.
I spent the U.S. surplus and bankrupted the Treasury.
I shattered the record for biggest annual deficit in history.
I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.
I set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market.
I am the first president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.
I am the first president in US history to enter office with a criminal record.
In my first year in office I set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in US history.
After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, I presided over the worst security failure in US history.
I set the record for most campaign fund raising trips by any president in US history.
In my first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their job.
I cut unemployment benefits for more out-of-work Americans than any other president in US history.
I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.
I appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in US history.
I set the record for the fewest press conferences of any president since the advent of TV.
I signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any other president in US history.
I presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed.
I presided over the highest gasoline prices in US history and refused to use the national reserves as past presidents have.
I cut health care benefits for war veterans.
I set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of
mankind.
I dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history.
I’ve made my presidency the most secretive and unaccountable of any in US history.
Members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in US history. (The ‘poorest’ multimillionaire, Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her).
I presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud in any market in any country in the history of the world.
I am the first president in US history to order a US attack and military occupation of a sovereign nation, and I did so against the will of the United Nations and the world community.
I have created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the United States.
I set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any other president in US history.
I am the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the Human Rights Commission.
I am the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the Elections Monitoring Board.
I removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight than any presidential administration in US history.
I rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant.
I withdrew from the World Court of Law.
I refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.
I am the first president in US history to refuse United Nations election inspectors access during the 2002 US elections.
I am the all-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations.
The biggest lifetime contributor to my campaign, who is also one of my best friends, presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron Corporation).
I spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in US history.
I am the first president to run and hide when the US came under attack (and then lied, saying the enemy had the code to Air Force 1)
I am the first US president to establish a secret shadow government.
I took the world’s sympathy for the US after 911, and in less than a year made the US the most resented country in the world (possibly the biggest diplomatic failure in US and world history).
I am the first US president in history to have a majority of the people of Europe (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability.
I am the first US president in history to have the people of South Korea more threatened by the US than by their immediate neighbor, North Korea.
I changed US policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.
I set the all-time record for number of administration appointees who violated US law by not selling their huge investments in corporations bidding for gov’t contracts.
I have removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other president in US history. In a little over two years I have created the most divided country in decades, possibly the most divided that the US has been since the civil war.
I entered office with the strongest economy in US history and in less than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down.
I fired federal attorneys for political reasons and did not inform the Senate.
I have not fully made enough armor both for vehicles and body armor for US military in Iraq.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES:
I have at least one conviction for drunk driving in Maine (Texas driving record has been erased and is not available).

I was AWOL from the National Guard and deserted the military during a time of war. I refuse to take a drug test or even answer any questions about drug use.

All records of my tenure as governor of Texas have been spirited away to my father1s library, sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

All records of any SEC investigations into my insider trading or bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

All minutes of meetings of any public corporation for which I served on the board are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

Any records or minutes from meetings I (or my VP) attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.

Bush also went AWOL…and had his hand in the demolition of the WTC.

Bush referred to the US Constitution as a God damn piece of paper.

He was wrong about WMD. That got the US into a war with Iraq. The UN said there were no weapons and we still went to war anyway. At least Colin Powell did the right thing and resigned. Too bad Bush doesn’t have Powell’s intregrity

His initial response to hurricane katrina was horrible.

The “no one left behind” idea is terrible: dumb down education so children look smarter without learning what they should.

The patriot act violates the bill of rights. How can we talk about the freedom of democracy here in the US when the government keeps taking away those freedoms?

His tax cuts did not go to those at the bottom of the income bracket.

He raised interest rates for those taking loans to go to college.

Abstinence taught for sex education does not work. Safe sex should also be taught in school as well.

He talked about border protection and sealing off America from Mexico, then gives the Saudis (i think it was them) control over offshipping cargo on our coast. I thought we were supposed to be protecting our borders, not selling that right off to the highest bidder!

His environmental policy is not helping reduce global warming. His solution is clean-burning coal! That will never happen!

A new bankruptcy law is being criticized as being too problematic, with too many areas needing tightening. One program, WEPP, is being lauded however. It is to protect employees from employers who declared bankruptcy. ANOTHER SILLY RADIO TRIVIA QUESTION I CANT FIND ON GOOGLE? ANYONE KNOW?