Feds Arrest The Man Behind The Anti-Muslim Film That Sparked Arab Riots

Benghazi Protest

The filmmaker behind "Innocence of Muslims," the film that sparked riots in the Middle East several weeks ago, has been arrested for violating the terms of his probation.

He's scheduled to appear in front of a federal court today, said Thom Mrozek, a representative for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles.

The filmmaker, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, was convicted on charges of bank fraud in 2010 and paid an $800,000 fine.

Under the terms of his probation, he was ordered not to own or use devices with access to the internet without approval from his probation officer, according to The Los Angeles Times.

Nikki Finke at Deadline reports that federal officials are looking into whether Nakoula violated the terms of his probation by uploading the video onto the internet.

The 14-minute, anti-Muslim movie trailer was blamed for riots in Benghazi earlier this month in which the American ambassador to Libya and three others were killed. As of yet, no full-length film has surfaced.

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