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November 8, 2012

U.S. Man Behind Anti-Islam Film Gets Year in Prison 
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The California man behind an anti-Islam video that sparked global
protests has been sentenced to a year in prison. On Wednesday, Nakoula
Basseley Nakoula was ordered to spend 12 months behind bars for
violating the terms of his probation from a prior conviction. Following
a 2010 check fraud conviction, Nakoula was forbidden from using
computers or the Internet without permission from his probation officer.
Under the alias of Sam Bacile, Nakoula produced "The Innocence of
Muslims," which provoked outrage in Muslim countries after it was
circulated online.

 

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