India-Born US Citizen Added To FBI's Most Wanted List In Fraud Case
Manjit 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
The FBI has added Manjit Singh Bedi, an India-born US citizen, to its list of most wanted fraudsters for allegedly defrauding the US government of at least $600,000 through a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP) fraud scheme. Bedi, a naturalized US citizen, allegedly operated a small grocery store in Tacoma, Washington, where he swiped customers' Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards instead of selling food, keeping half of the proceeds for himself.
According to the FBI, Bedi defrauded the US government of at least $600,000 between March 2024 and June 2025. Bedi is wanted in connection with wire fraud and SNAP benefits fraud. A reward of up to $150,000 is offered for information leading to his arrest and conviction. After being indicted, Bedi was allowed to appear in court without being arrested but subsequently fled to Canada and then India, leading to the issuance of a federal arrest warrant for his arrest.
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