CERRITOS, Calif. - The man behind the anti-Muslim movie that has inflamed the Middle East has obtained legal counsel.
Escorted by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, attorney Steve Seiden emerged from the Cerritos, California, home of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula after a lengthy meeting Friday afternoon.
Seiden says he's been asked to consult with Nakoula about matters he's not at liberty to discuss.
Seiden said to reporters, "You're keeping his young children prisoners in their home because they're afraid to come out."
Seiden said he had no further comment, but asked the throng of news media to leave.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal probation office is looking into the case of the anti-Muslim filmmaker whose work is inflaming the Middle East.
The probation department in California's central district is reviewing the case of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who was previously convicted on bank fraud charges and was banned from using computers or the Internet as part of his sentence. He's still on probation.
Karen Redmond, a spokeswoman for the administrative office of the U.S. courts, confirmed Friday the review is under way. If the probation department determines Nakoula violated terms of his release, a judge could send him back to prison.
Nakoula pleaded no contest in 2010 to federal bank fraud charges in California and was ordered to pay more than $790,000 in restitution. He was also sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and was ordered not to use computers or the Internet for five years without approval from his probation officer.
It could be difficult to establish a probation violation against Nakoula. In the federal court system, the conditions of supervised release are geared toward the offense for which a defendant was found guilty and imprisoned; in Nakoula's case, bank fraud.
Federal authorities have identified Nakoula, a self-described Coptic Christian, as the key figure behind the anti-Muslim film that ignited mob violence against U.S. embassies across the Mideast, a U.S. law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Scene from YouTube video called 'Muhammad Movie Trailer' uploaded July 2, 2012 under the user name 'Sam Bacile.'
Eric Lach53415Updated: September 12, 2012, 8:41 PM
Who is Sam Bacile? So far, the answer depends on who you ask and what you read.
Sam Bacile or Nakoula Basseley Nakoula? Federal officials consider Nakoula as man behind the film
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Early reports after Tuesday’s violence against American diplomatic posts in Egypt and Libya identified Bacile as the producer and director of an absurd anti-Muslim film blamed for inspiring the anger of the mobs.
But his biography remains sketchy at best. He has claimed to be a real estate developer, but nobody with his name has a real-estate license or appears in corporation records in California. He has been described as Israeli, but Israeli officials have not confirmed or denied that he is a citizen. He has also claimed to have raised millions for his film, but the results, a low-budget, offensive mess, seem to speak for themselves.
What is known is that in the first two days of July, someone with the YouTube username “Sam Bacile” uploaded two similar previews for a supposed full-length feature film called “Innocence of Muslims.” The same user uploaded an overdubbed version, apparently in Arabic, on Sept. 4.
Capitan, a German shepherd, reportedly ran away from home after its owner, Miguel Guzman, died in 2006. A week later, the Guzman family found the dog sitting by his grave in central Argentina.
Miguel Guzman adopted Capitan in 2005 as a gift for his teenage son, Damian. And for the past six years, Capitan has continued to stand guard at Miguel's grave. The family says the dog rarely leaves the site.
"We searched for him, but he had vanished," widow Veronica Guzman told LaVoz.com. "We thought he must have got run over and died.
'The following Sunday we went to the cemetery, and Damian recognized his pet. Capitan came up to us, barking and wailing as if he were crying."
"It is a mystery how he managed to find the place," she said.
Cemetery director Hector Baccega says he and his staff have begun feeding and taking care of Capitan.
"He turned up here one day, all on his own, and started wandering all around the cemetery until he eventually found the tomb of his master," Baccega said.
"During the day he sometimes has a walk around the cemetery, but always rushes back to the grave. And every day, at six o'clock sharp, he lies down on top of the grave, stays there all night."
But the Guzman family hasn't abandoned Capitan. Damian says the family has tried to bring Capitan home several times but that he always returns to the cemetery on his own.
"I think he's going to be there until he dies, too. He's looking after my dad," he said.
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan authorities have made four arrests in the investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in which the U.S. ambassador and three embassy staff were killed, the deputy interior minister said on Thursday.
"Four men are in custody and we are interrogating them because they are suspected of helping instigate the events at the U.S. consulate," Wanis Sharif told Reuters.
He gave no more details.
U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans died after the gunmen attacked the U.S. consulate and a safe house refuge in the eastern city of Benghazi on Tuesday night. The attackers were part of a mob blaming America for a film they said insulted the Prophet Mohammad.
Demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassies in Yemen and Egypt on Thursday in protests against the film, and American warships were moved closer to Libya.
President Barack Obama has vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the Benghazi attack, which U.S. officials said may have been planned in advance. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Washington had nothing to do with the video, which she called "disgusting and reprehensible".
Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, El Coss, was directing operations for the Gulf Cartel along with Mario Cárdenas Guillén, “El Gordo” who was arrested last week by Mexican authorities.
There are reports coming out of Tampico Tamaulipas that Mexican Marines have captured Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, aka "EL Coss," leader of the Gulf Cartel.
Numerous Mexican media outlets as well as internet social networks have made reference to this possibility and El Coss is expected to be presented to the media tomorrow in Mexico City, that should enable the Mexican people to finally see El Coss.
The office of the Mexican Naval Intelligence or "Secretaría de Marina Armada de México" is claiming the capture was made without a single round being fired.
Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez was born August 1, 1971 in Tamaulipas and was a former police officer in the city of Matamoros between 1992 and 1995. He was a Lieutenant (lugarteniente) for Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, and after the arrest of Osiel, Coss became a top capo.
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The Mexican Navy Secretariat (Semar) presented to the media Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez "El Coss", alleged leader of the Gulf Cartel.
At a news conference, Jose Luis Vergara, a spokesman for Semar reported that Mexico had offered a reward of more than 30 million pesos for anyone who gave information for the whereabouts of El Coss.
Authorities said that the leader of the Gulf Cartel was considered by the Mexican federal government and U.S authorities as the most important captured capo in recent times and was arrested along with other accomplices. Among the other men captured some were identified as Miguel "N" El Guero, Jaime "N" El Corona and Ernesto "N."
Some of the other men that were displayed were wearing military uniforms and it is suggested that the men might be part of El Coss protection detail.
"Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez 'El Coss', was arrested around 6 pm in the Lomas de Rosales, in Tampico, Tamaulipas, that included about 30 armed forces of the Mexican marines," said the spokesman of the federal agency.
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