India Arrests FBI Most Wanted Fraudster Manjit Singh Bedi in $600,000 SNAP Case
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 5
India Arrests FBI Most Wanted Fraudster Manjit Singh Bedi in $600,000 SNAP Case
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 5
Summary
Indian authorities arrested Manjit Singh Bedi on Friday, and the FBI is now working to return him to the U.S. to face wire fraud and SNAP fraud charges.
At least $600,000 in benefits was allegedly stolen between March 2024 and June 2025 at Bedi's Tacoma grocery store, where investigators say he swapped SNAP recipients' EBT funds for cash and kept about half.
A May 21, 2026 federal warrant accused Bedi of violating release conditions after he was ordered to stay in Washington state, then allegedly crossed into Canada and fled to India.
Five fugitives have now been arrested since the FBI launched its Most Wanted Fraudsters initiative in June; the bureau says they are collectively accused of more than $2 billion in fraud after nearly 4,000 combined days on the run.