"The man behind the incendiary film, Innocence of Muslims, has a
criminal record that includes a narcotics conviction. According to a
source close to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office,
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula was arrested by the L.A. Country Sheriff's
Department on March 27, 1997 and charged with intent to manufacture
methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Nov. 3, 1997 to
one year in county jail and three years probation. The D.A.’s office
said he violated probation on April 8, 2002, and was re-sentenced to
another year in county jail.
Nakoula had been registered to vote as a Democrat from 2002-2008,
according to the L.A. County Registrar Recorder’s office. In April of
2008, he changed his political affiliation to American Independent."