{
  "id": 14855848,
  "title": "FBI's Most Wanted Fraudster Manjit Singh Bedi Brought Back To US From India Over Alleged $600,000 SNAP Benefits Fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/fbis-most-wanted-fraudster-manjit-singh-bedi-brought-back-to-us-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T02:43:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/fbis-most-wanted-fraudster-manjit-singh-bedi-brought-back-to-us-from-india-over-alleged-600000-snap-benefits-fraud"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manjit Singh Bedi, one of the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters who was arrested in India in September, has been brought back to the United States to face charges of defrauding the government of at least $600,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds. The charges stem from alleged fraudulent activities between 2024 and 2025. FBI Director Kash Patel announced Bedi's return on X, praising the historic FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters program for its achievements and highlighting the international cooperation that led to his arrest.",
  "summary": "Washington DC: FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday (local time) said that Manjit Singh Bedi, an alleged fraudster arrested in India in September, had been brought back to the United States to face charges of defrauding the country of at least USD 600,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds. In a post on X on Thursday (local time), Patel said, \"Back in the US - Manjit Singh…",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}