The California man behind an
anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East is expected to be
asked by a judge Wednesday whether he violated his probation for a 2010 bank
fraud conviction. Federal prosecutors said Mark Youssef had eight probation
violations, including lying to his probation officer and using aliases. If
Youssef denies those allegations, a judge will then likely schedule an
evidentiary hearing. Youssef has been in a federal detention center since Sept.
28 after he was arrested for the probation violations and deemed a flight risk
by a magistrate judge. He went into hiding after a 14-minute trailer for the
movie "Innocence of Muslims" was posted on YouTube, sparking
worldwide outrage.
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