FBI Snares $600K SNAP Fraud Ring Leader Manjit Singh Bedi in India...

Manjit Singh Bedi, arrested in India last month after fleeing the U.S., allegedly ran a SNAP fraud scheme at his Tacoma grocery store between March 2024 and June 2025, swiping customers' EBT cards and pocketing roughly half the benefits—totaling over $600,000 in stolen food assistance funds. The case highlights a broader crackdown: FBI Director Kash Patel announced the bureau has secured 260 extraditions and removals in the past 20 months, a 70% jump from the previous period, with Bedi becoming the sixth fugitive captured through the newly created Most Wanted Fraudsters program since its launch three months ago.