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FBI working with India for return of “Most

Wanted Fraudster” Manjit Bedi: Kash Patel

OUR BUREAU Regarding Bedi, Patel said he
was “on the run for nearly a year” and
Washington, DC
was arrested for allegedly defrauding
he Federal Bureau of Investi- the US of at least USD 600,000 in
gation (FBI) on Saturday (lo- SNAP funds between approximately
Tcal time) said the bureau was 2024 and 2025.
working to secure the return of Man- According to the FBI Direc-
jit Singh Bedi, the fifth “Most Wanted tor, Bedi allegedly orchestrated the
Fraudster” in their list from India. scheme from a grocery store he oper-
Bedi was apprehended by Jaland- ated in the United States and was be-
har Police earlier this week. He is a lieved to have fled to India sometime
wanted fugitive. last year.
FBI Director Kash Patel, in a post “Bedi was just arrested in India
on X, said Bedi, who had allegedly been and was believed to have fled there
on the run for nearly a year in connec- sometime last year. FBI is actively
tion with an alleged scheme to defraud working to secure his return to the
the United States of at least USD 5th Most Wanted Fraudster captured Patel said those captured so far United States,” Patel added.
600,000 in Supplemental Nutrition since the creation of the new list were allegedly responsible for more The FBI said Bedi faces a series
Assistance Program (SNAP) funds. three months ago – and yet another than USD 2 billion in fraud collectively of charges, including wire fraud and
“CAPTURED: Another FBI high-value target captured overseas,” and had been on the run for nearly 4,000 SNAP benefits fraud, among other
Most Wanted Fraudster. This is the the post read. days combined prior to their arrests. offences.

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