India Arrests FBI Fraud Fugitive Manjit Singh Bedi in $600,000 SNAP Case
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 5
India Arrests FBI Fraud Fugitive Manjit Singh Bedi in $600,000 SNAP Case
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 5
Summary
FBI officials said Bedi became the fifth capture under the bureau's Most Wanted Fraudsters initiative after Indian authorities arrested him Friday and U.S. officials began efforts to return him for trial.
Prosecutors allege Bedi stole at least $600,000 in SNAP benefits from March 2024 to June 2025 through a Tacoma grocery, swapping EBT benefits for cash and keeping about half.
After his indictment, Bedi was ordered to surrender his passport and stay in Washington state, but investigators say he crossed into Canada, fled to India and triggered a May 21, 2026 arrest warrant.
The FBI had offered up to $150,000 for information on Bedi; his arrest brings the initiative's total to five fugitives accused of more than $2 billion in fraud after nearly 4,000 combined days on the run.