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Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the 55-year-old filmmaker responsible for the anti-Muslim video that President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice initially and wrongly blamed for inciting the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, is still being held at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) without bond.
It has been almost one month since Mr. Nakoula was arrested for allegedly violating the terms of his probation.
“Nakoula was ordered detained -- held without bond -- by a federal judge, who determined he posed a flight risk,” said Thom Mrozek of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
Mr. Nakoula’s next court date is on November 9, three days after the presidential election. In the meantime, while the Obama administration passes blame around over who dropped the ball with the attack in Benghazi, Mr. Nakoula remains locked up and muzzled in a Los Angeles detention center until after the ballots for president are counted on November 6.
Originally posted by jibeho
Is he just another patsy being played by the Obama Administration?
Originally posted by ripcontrol
It is standard SOP for anyone who is on probation who is accused of violating it...
No outside contact or phone calls....
A California man linked to an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests in the Muslim world denied on Wednesday that he had violated his probation on a bank fraud conviction, and he was sent back to jail until his case can be heard on its merits.
The man, who has been known publicly as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, denied under oath in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that he committed eight probation violations, including lying to officials over the scope his role in the film and using aliases.
If he is found to have violated the terms of his supervised release from prison, the Egyptian-born Coptic Christian man whose legal name is Mark Basseley Youssef could be sent back to prison for two years.
Originally posted by intrepid
Originally posted by jibeho
Is he just another patsy being played by the Obama Administration?
No, he's a criminal that violated the terms of his probation and this "news source" is using it to politicize it.
Originally posted by jibeho
“Nakoula was ordered detained -- held without bond -- by a federal judge, who determined he posed a flight risk,” said Thom Mrozek of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
Mr. Nakoula’s next court date is on November 9, three days after the presidential election. In the meantime, while the Obama administration passes blame around over who dropped the ball with the attack in Benghazi, Mr. Nakoula remains locked up and muzzled in a Los Angeles detention center until after the ballots for president are counted on November 6.
Where is the outrage? I know he has a criminal history and has used several aliases. However, this guy was originally blamed for the death of 4 Americans. Is he just another patsy being played by the Obama Administration?
Originally posted by Gridrebel
reply to post by jibeho
I have wondered this myself. What probation violation did he supposedly commit? Usually, people have contact with their attorney within the first few days. Has this not happened? EXTREME violation of rights. Obama cannot get far enough away from the Benghazi attack because all the links go right back to him and his administration. I wonder what Romney will do 3 days after he is elected to get this man due justice?
Nakoula’s June 2010 sentencing transcript shows that after being arrested, he testified against an alleged ring leader of the fraud scheme, in exchange for a lighter sentence.[23][24][25] He was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, followed by five years probation (supervised release), and ordered to pay $794,701 in restitution.[4][26] He was sent to prison, then to a halfway house,[27] and was released from custody in June 2011. A few weeks later, he began working on Innocence of Muslims.[28][27] Conditions of Nakoula's probation include not using aliases and not using the Internet without prior approval from his probation officer.[29][30]
Originally posted by micmerci
reply to post by boncho
Doesn't he have to be convicted of the parole violation before being remanded to complete the original sentence?
Originally posted by jibeho
He has not been convicted of any probation violation yet. Easy on your quick judgement... He's only had one hearing where he denied the allegations....
Problem with the Washington Times??