Law enforcement has identified Nakoula Basseley Nakoula as
the man behind "Innocence of Muslims," the anti-Islam movie that is
widely blamed for riots around the world, the AP reports.
Nakoula had previously claimed he had a role in the film's
creation, but insisted he was not the director. Earlier reports centered around
a certain Sam Bacile, but many doubts have been cast on Bacile's identity. Cell
phones tied to Bacile and Nakoula traced to the same address.
From the AP's earlier reporting:
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, told The Associated Press in
an interview outside Los Angeles Wednesday that he managed logistics for the
company that produced "Innocence of Muslims," which mocked Muslims
and the prophet Muhammad.
The movie has been blamed for inflaming mobs that attacked
U.S. missions in Egypt and Libya this week as well as U.S. Embassy in Yemen on
Thursday.
Nakoula ran afoul of the law in 2010, when he pleaded no
contest to federal bank fraud charges after being indicted in a somewhat
intricate scheme involving fake bank accounts created using stolen Social
Security numbers. He was given a 21 month prison sentence and had to pay
$790,000.
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