A veteran of the U.S. Navy from Houston, Texas, was released this week after being detained for over a year in a Thai prison, following a false accusation that he was the mastermind behind a Ponzi scheme.

Keller was on vacation in Thailand during the summer of 2018 when he was arrested on suspicion of heading up a large fraudulent organization that targeted Thai citizens. Keller was suspected of the crime because of acting work he did in a series of corporate videos for Eagle Gates Group Co. Ltd, which is under investigation for fraudulent activity. As a part-time actor, Keller had no knowledge of the inner-workings or function of the company that hired him for their videos. He faced decades in prison for his alleged crimes.