The FBI has added India-born Manjit Singh Bedi to its record of most wished fraudsters for his alleged involvement in irregularities within the US authorities’s advantages scheme.
Based on the FBI, Bedi operated a small grocery retailer in Tacoma, Washington, and swiped prospects’ authorities advantages playing cards to present them money as an alternative of meals below the Supplemental Vitamin Help Programme (SNAP).
As a substitute of promoting meals to contributors, Bedi allegedly swiped their Digital Profit Switch playing cards and gave them money, conserving half of the proceeds for himself, the FBI stated on Thursday. The FBI claimed that Bedi, a naturalised US citizen, defrauded the US authorities of at the very least USD 6 lakh between March 2024 and June 2025.
SUBJECT ONE: MANJIT SINGH BEDI
Bedi is needed for defrauding the U.S. of at the very least $600k in SNAP funds from roughly 2024 to 2025 – orchestrating a scheme out of a grocery retailer he operated, swiping EBT playing cards and conserving proceeds for himself.
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— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) September 3, 2026
Bedi operated a small grocery retailer in Tacoma referred to as Asian Grocery Retailer. He purportedly bought meals to SNAP contributors utilizing their EBT playing cards.
“A reward of as much as USD 150,000 is obtainable for info resulting in his arrest and conviction,” the FBI stated.
After being indicted for wire fraud and SNAP advantages fraud, Bedi was allowed to seem in courtroom with out being arrested.
He was ordered to give up his passport and stay in Washington state.
Nevertheless, Bedi quickly drove throughout the border to Canada after which fled to India, the FBI stated.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Bedi on Might 21 in a US district courtroom after he was charged with Violations of Situations of Supervision.
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