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Producer Of Anti-Islam Film Was Fed Snitch"
"In remarks stressing that the U.S. government had “absolutely nothing to do with” the anti-Islam film that has touched off violence in the Middle East, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday sought to quash Arab concerns that the “disgusting and reprehensible” movie was somehow produced or condoned by American officials.
However, Clinton’s attempt to distance the U.S. from “Innocence of Muslims”--and, by extension, its felonious producer--may be complicated by the revelation that Nakoula Basseley Nakoula became a government informant after his 2009 arrest for bank fraud, The Smoking Gun has learned."
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"In return for Nakoula’s cooperation, prosecutors provided Snyder with
a letter noting that his substantial assistance to authorities
warranted a sentence reduction.
Along with citing the government missive--known as a 5K1
letter--Henderson told Snyder that Nakoula’s kin would suffer
financially during his imprisonment since he was he family’s sole
breadwinner. Henderson also reported that Nakoula suffered from various maladies,
including Hepatitis C, a “serious diabetes problem,” and “prostate
issues” for which he had undergone surgery. “He is on ten medications at
this point,” added Henderson.
Nakoula’s involvement in the fraud, Henderson stated, was caused by his need to support his family,
including his elderly father. “At the time he did this, he was out of
work in the gas station industry, which is what he's really familiar in
this country,” said Henderson, adding, “and he was working swap meets
for a few dollars every weekend trying to support his family.”
Snyder eventually ordered Nakoula to serve 21 months in prison to be
followed by six months in a federal halfway house. The sentence was
about a year less than the punishment sought in separate submissions by
probation officials and federal prosecutors."
What would this gas station operator, beholden to the American government, know about producing a movie?