27 Sep 2012
By: Guardian Express Court Reporter
The man who is believed to be instrumental in producing the anti-Islamic movie “Innocence of Muslims” was ordered by a Southern California judge to be detained until further notice. Despite his lawyers arguing that he would be in danger in prison because of Muslim inmates.
The Central district judge, Suzanne Segal hit back stating Nakoula
Basseley Nakoula should be held in prison for probation violations since
2010. “The court does not trust the defendant”, the judge said.
Nakoula was arrested at his home in Cerritos, California on Thursday for probation violations, for lying to state workers and believed to have enlisted the help of people to post the anti-Islamic movie on You Tube, the popular video sharing site.
In 2010 Nakoula was sentenced to 21 months in prison for bank card fraud. If he found guilty that he violated the terms of his probation, he is expected to serve an additional 24 months in federal prisons.
Reporters were not allowed to watch the proceedings and were asked to watch the proceedings from Television screens located at a different court house.
The attorney Steven Seiden representing Nakoula has requested to a close sessions and his client released on $ 10,000 bail.
At one occasion when Nakoula was asked for his real name he answered that he has been using Mark Basseley Youseff since 2010.
Nakoula’s previous cases have several twists and turns, he was once dubbed as a snitch for pointing his finger at Eiad Salameh, a notorious fraudster.
Many documents pertaining to arrest and convictions of Nakoula remains sealed at the U.S district courts. In 2009 Nakoula was arrested for scamming six major financial institutions in California. He netted approximately a million dollars using fake social security numbers and identities.
When he was denied bail he began to cooperate with federal agents and justice department lawyers. During such sessions, Nakoula is believed to have disclosed the name of the ring leaders who are absconding.
Additional Sources: News Agencies and Blogs.
The man who is believed to be instrumental in producing the anti-Islamic movie “Innocence of Muslims” was ordered by a Southern California judge to be detained until further notice. Despite his lawyers arguing that he would be in danger in prison because of Muslim inmates.
Nakoula was arrested at his home in Cerritos, California on Thursday for probation violations, for lying to state workers and believed to have enlisted the help of people to post the anti-Islamic movie on You Tube, the popular video sharing site.
In 2010 Nakoula was sentenced to 21 months in prison for bank card fraud. If he found guilty that he violated the terms of his probation, he is expected to serve an additional 24 months in federal prisons.
Reporters were not allowed to watch the proceedings and were asked to watch the proceedings from Television screens located at a different court house.
The attorney Steven Seiden representing Nakoula has requested to a close sessions and his client released on $ 10,000 bail.
At one occasion when Nakoula was asked for his real name he answered that he has been using Mark Basseley Youseff since 2010.
Nakoula’s previous cases have several twists and turns, he was once dubbed as a snitch for pointing his finger at Eiad Salameh, a notorious fraudster.
Many documents pertaining to arrest and convictions of Nakoula remains sealed at the U.S district courts. In 2009 Nakoula was arrested for scamming six major financial institutions in California. He netted approximately a million dollars using fake social security numbers and identities.
When he was denied bail he began to cooperate with federal agents and justice department lawyers. During such sessions, Nakoula is believed to have disclosed the name of the ring leaders who are absconding.
Additional Sources: News Agencies and Blogs.
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