FBI Returns Manjit Singh Bedi to U.S. Over $600,000 SNAP Fraud After India Arrest
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 16
FBI Returns Manjit Singh Bedi to U.S. Over $600,000 SNAP Fraud After India Arrest
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 16
Summary
Manjit Singh Bedi, accused of stealing more than $600,000 in SNAP benefits, has been returned to the United States after his arrest in India last month.
Federal investigators say Bedi ran the scheme at a Tacoma, Washington, grocery store from March 2024 to June 2025 by swiping EBT cards, giving customers cash instead of food and keeping about half the benefits.
After his indictment, Bedi allegedly drove to Canada and then fled to India; a federal warrant for violating his release conditions was issued on May 21, 2026.
The FBI said Bedi was one of its Most Wanted Fraudsters, carried a reward of up to $150,000 and became the sixth fugitive captured since the list launched three months ago.
Kash Patel said the case fits a broader DOJ fraud crackdown that has brought more than 1,000 major enforcement actions, while the FBI has secured 260 extraditions and removals in 20 months, up over 70% from the prior period.
How did a single grocery owner exploit EBT loopholes to siphon $600,000 in taxpayer funds before vanishing overseas?
What new international tactics fueled the FBI's sudden 70 percent surge in capturing financial fugitives hiding across the globe?
Could the government's aggressive new data analytics accidentally target innocent small businesses while hunting for billion-dollar benefit fraudsters?