Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, was taken into custody in Los Angeles, where he was due to apear at a closed court hearing.
Nakoula, a Coptic Christian originally from Egypt, was behind "Innocence of Muslims." A 14-minute trailer for the film was posted on the internet and caused days of rioting.
In June 2010 Nakoula was convicted of a bank fraud which involved obtaining credit cards in the names of other people.
He was sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay $794,700.57 in restitution. » | Nick Allen, Los Angeles | Friday, September 28, 2012
