FBI's Most Wanted Indian-origin $600,000 SNAP fraud case suspect Manjit Singh brought back to US after arrest in Punjab
In a post on X, Patel described Bedi as one of the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters and said his return marked another success for the programme, launched three months ago.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Thursday that Manjit Singh Bedi, an Indian national wanted for allegedly defrauding the US government of $600,000 in SNAP benefits, had been brought back to the United States from Punjab. Patel described Bedi as one of the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters and noted that his return was a success for the FBI's programme to catch such individuals, which had been launched three months prior.
He highlighted that Bedi was among six individuals captured since the programme's inception, collectively linked to over $2 billion in fraud and having evaded capture for nearly 4,000 days. Bedi is accused of defrauding the US government of at least $600,000 in SNAP benefits between 2024 and 2025, through a grocery store he operated in the United States, and faces charges including wire fraud and SNAP benefits fraud.
The allegations have not been proven in court. The FBI had been working to secure Bedi's return to the US after his arrest by Jalandhar Police in September, identifying him as the fifth Most Wanted Fraudster captured since the programme's launch. This marks the latest in a series of successes in bringing high-value targets back to the United States through collaborations with foreign law enforcement agencies.
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