Film maker behind anti-Muslim video 'could be sent back to jail' But in July a "Sam Bacile," believed to be Nakoula, uploaded a 14-minute trailer to YouTube. The California probation department is investigating whether he breached his conditions. Nakoula is believed to be currently holed up in his four-bedroom house near Los Angeles. Those who know him described a smooth talker who would wear a suit and tie, had no fixed job, and whose ambitions to produce a movie stretched back to at least 2008. The project was delayed while he went to jail. Actors who had already signed up were told he was ill. The eventual film is believed to have cost $250,000. One former friend told The Daily Telegraph: "He's a great con artist. He can cheat anyone and will do anything to make money or find fame. He has no ethics at all, zero ethics. He talked a lot. But when you discover his real nature you don't trust him. I think he made the movie for fame, to be known. I don't believe he is a religious person. He doesn't really know God. In 1997 Nakoula pleaded guilty to possessing drugs used to make methamphetamine and was sentenced to three years probation and community service. At the time, police said they found a receipt for pseudophedrine and $45,000 cash in a paper bag. Three years later Nakoula filed for bankruptcy protection. In June 2006, a $191,000 tax demand was filed against him. Nakoula is an irregular attendee at a Coptic Christian church near his home, where he is known as Nicola Bassila. He told fellow worshippers that he had a cigarette shop. On Thursday morning Nakoula telephoned the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Southern California, Bishop Serapion, to protest his innocence, claiming he did not make the film. Bishop Serapion, who did not previously know Nakoula, condemned the movie and said he was concerned about a reaction against Coptic Christians. He said: "If anybody did do anything, they are responsible. We as a church, we never have a mission of hatred.