Nasruddin Shah, 61, blesses Fatima and pledges his support. “The government’s arrogance needs to be shattered. Shifa is one of us and he fought for us,” Shah tells Al Jazeera later.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Northern Mississippi says Nooruddin Bhai Nasruddin, 52, was involved in a wire fraud conspiracy where the callers contacted victims and told them that their bank ...