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· collected 2026-09-06 · by PTI
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that Manjit Singh Bedi, a naturalized US citizen and wanted fraudster, has been arrested in India. Bedi is accused of defrauding the U.S. government of at least $6 lakh by swiping customers' SNAP benefits cards to give them cash instead of food, which he allegedly kept for himself. Patel stated that this arrest marks the fifth capture of a Most Wanted Fraudster since the new list was created three months ago, with subjects responsible for over $2 billion in fraud being taken into custody. Bedi had been on the run for almost 4,000 days prior to his arrest, having fled to India from Canada after being charged and released on supervised release.
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Manjit Singh Bedi, a $1.5 lakh bounty suspect accused of defrauding the U.S. government out of $6 lakh, has been arrested in India after fleeing from Tacoma, Washington, where he operated a small grocery store. The FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters initiative, launched in June, has resulted in the capture of five fugitives responsible for allegedly committing more than $2 billion in fraud and evading prosecution for nearly 4,000 days. Bedi is accused of swiping customers' government benefits cards to give them cash instead of food under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP). The FBI worked with Indian authorities to secure his arrest and will now work to return him to the U.S. to face charges.
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A most-wanted fraudster, accused of irregularities in U.S. government schemes, has been arrested in India, FBI Director Kash Patel said in Washington.
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Patel → want → Washington
Manjit Singh Bedi, who allegedly defrauded the U.S. government of $6 lakh, had a bounty of $1.5 lakh on his head.
“Bedi was just arrested in India and was believed to have fled there sometime last year.
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Bedi → defraud → India
The FBI is actively working to secure his return to the United States,” Mr. Patel said in a post on X.
According to the FBI, Mr. Bedi operated a small grocery store in Tacoma, Washington, and swiped customers' government benefits cards to give them cash instead of food under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP).
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Bedi → work → Programme
“This is the 5th Most Wanted Fraudster captured since the creation of the new list three months ago – and yet another high-value target captured overseas.
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This → want → list
Subjects captured so far have been responsible for a combined over USD two billion in fraud and were on the run for almost 4,000 days collectively prior to arrest,” Mr. Patel said.
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Patel → capture → arrest
Mr. Bedi is charged with a series of offences including wire fraud, SNAP benefits fraud, and more, Mr. Patel said.
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Patel → charge → fraud
Instead of selling food to participants, Mr. Bedi allegedly swiped their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards and gave them cash, keeping half of the proceeds for himself, the FBI said on Thursday (September 3, 2026).
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FBI → sell → Thursday
The FBI claimed that Mr. Bedi, a naturalised U.S. citizen, defrauded the U.S. government of at least $6 lakh between March 2024 and June 2025.
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Bedi → claim → March
After being indicted for wire fraud and SNAP benefits fraud, Mr. Bedi was allowed to appear in court without being arrested.
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Bedi → indict → court
He was ordered to surrender his passport and remain in Washington state.
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He → order → state
However, Mr. Bedi soon drove across the border to Canada and then fled to India, the FBI said.
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FBI → drive → India
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Bedi on May 21 in a U.S. district court after he was charged with Violations of Conditions of Supervision.
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he → issue → Supervision
