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FBI Adds Manjit Singh Bedi to Most-Wanted Fraudsters List
The FBI is looking for Manjit Singh Bedi, who is accused of fraud.
He owned or operated a grocery store in Tacoma, Washington.
People allegedly used their food-benefit cards at the store.
Instead of receiving food, they allegedly received cash.
The FBI says Bedi kept part of that money.
Officials say the alleged scheme cost the US government at least $600,000.
The alleged activity happened between March 2024 and June 2025.
Bedi was charged and allowed to attend court without being arrested.
The FBI says he broke his release rules, went through Canada, and fled to India, and it is offering up to $150,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
The FBI added naturalized US citizen Manjit Singh Bedi to its Most Wanted Fraudsters List.
Bedi allegedly exchanged customers’ SNAP benefits for cash at the Asian Grocery Store in Tacoma, Washington.
The alleged scheme operated from March 2024 through June 2025 and caused at least $600,000 in government losses.
Bedi was indicted on wire fraud and SNAP benefits fraud charges and was ordered to remain in Washington state.
The FBI says Bedi traveled through Canada to India and is offering up to $150,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
- Who
- The FBI is seeking Manjit Singh Bedi, a naturalized US citizen accused of SNAP benefits fraud.
- What
- Bedi was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List over an alleged cash-for-benefits scheme.
- Where
- The alleged fraud occurred at the Asian Grocery Store in Tacoma, Washington; the FBI says Bedi later traveled through Canada to India.
- When
- The alleged scheme ran from March 2024 through June 2025; a federal arrest warrant was issued on May 21, with the year unspecified in the reports.
- Why
- The FBI alleges that Bedi converted SNAP benefits into cash, retained part of the proceeds, violated release conditions, and fled the United States.
Key facts
- Suspect
- Manjit Singh Bedi
- Citizenship
- Naturalized US citizen; the reports describe Bedi as India-born or Indian-origin.
- Alleged losses
- At least $600,000 to the US government
- Alleged scheme period
- March 2024 through June 2025
- Location
- Asian Grocery Store, Tacoma, Washington
- Charges
- Wire fraud and SNAP benefits fraud
- Reward
- Up to $150,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction
Quotes
Federal Bureau of Investigation
US federal law-enforcement agency investigating the alleged fraud
“A reward of up to USD 150,000 is offered for information leading to his arrest and conviction.”
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India-born man added to FBI's most wanted list in fraud case
India-Born US Citizen Added To FBI's Most Wanted List In Fraud Case
FBI Adds Indian-Origin Man To Most-Wanted List Over ‘Cash-for-Benefits’ Fraud, Offers $150,000 Reward
FBI Adds India-Born US Citizen Manjit Singh Bedi To Most Wanted Fraudsters List Over $600,000 SNAP Benefits Fraud
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