Pensacola News-Journal: 'Dr. Dino,' wife guilty
This just in from the Pensacola News-Journal:
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.
And at the end:
Defense lawyers for the Hovinds rested their case on Wednesday without presenting evidence or calling witnesses.
My question: if the Hovinds weren’t going to put on a defense, why didn’t they just make a plea bargain agreement, avoid the ordeal of a trial, and get reduced sentences?