Posted on 09/06/2026 10:53:57 AM PDT by DFG
The FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters initiative notched its fifth arrest in just three months after authorities in India arrested Manjit Singh Bedi Friday, and the bureau is working to return the alleged SNAP benefits fraud suspect to the United States, Fox News Digital has learned.
The FBI worked with Indian authorities to secure Bedi's arrest and is actively working to return him to the U.S. to face charges, according to the bureau.
Bedi's arrest is the fifth through the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters initiative, which targets fugitives accused of major financial crimes.
Launched in June, the initiative has led to the arrests of five fugitives whom the FBI says are collectively accused of more than $2 billion in alleged fraud after spending nearly 4,000 combined days on the run.
FBI officials say the latest arrest underscores the bureau's effort to pursue alleged fraudsters who fled overseas in an attempt to evade prosecution.
"Five Most Wanted Fraudsters captured in just three months is a historic success for this initiative," FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital.
"The days of taking advantage of American taxpayers without consequence are over."
Federal investigators allege Bedi defrauded the U.S. government out of at least $600,000 through a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud scheme between March 2024 and June 2025, while operating an Asian grocery store in Tacoma, Washington.
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Seems to me that the SNAP and other welfare programs need to improve their qualification procedures.
Still remember soon after the 9/11 massacres that a New York singh went out with his turban on and some angry citizens roughed him up, mistaking a singh for an Arab Muslim.
For that brief time Muslims kept inside. Then Bush okayed the national “we are all one” ad campaign.
H1-B Indians are writing ALL of these computer systems now. Stay tuned for the exciting and terrifying concluding scenes!
and what about recovery of stolen funds???
What about his bank accounts?
I know a guy who looks just like that.
Manjit Singh Bedi using the Bill Smith name fails.
Look at his face who in their right mind would trust that with money ,LOL
Now give him a shave and haircut
“The FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters initiative notched its fifth arrest in just three months after authorities in India arrested Manjit Singh Bedi ...”
“The FBI worked with Indian authorities to secure Bedi’s arrest and is actively working to return him to the U.S. to face charges, according to the bureau.
...
“Federal investigators allege Bedi defrauded the U.S. government out of at least $600,000 through a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud scheme between March 2024 and June 2025, while operating an Asian grocery store in Tacoma, Washington.”
The only thing I find shocking about this report is that the fraud didn’t happen in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
“alleged fraudsters who fled overseas”
Deloitte is the #1 Welfare Fraudster. It is also the #1 abuser of H1b. The H1b are the the originators of the fraud. But besides being cheaper than US IT talent, the H1b are in no position to become whistleblowers for the fraud culture of Deloitte that includes both Americans and foreigners.
So for them it is the opposite of “fled overseas”. They want to keep their H1b and do not want to go back to a dirty, crowded, developing society.
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