The FBI has announced a significant development in its Most Wanted Fraudsters initiative with the arrest of Manjit Singh Bedi in India. This operation marks the fifth arrest in the last three months under the initiative, which focuses on fugitive financial crime suspects.

The FBI collaborated closely with Indian authorities to apprehend Bedi. The bureau is now actively involved in bringing him back to the United States to face charges of fraud.

Since its launch in June, the initiative has targeted individuals accused of fraud amounting to over $2 billion. These fugitives have been evading arrest for a cumulative period of nearly 4,000 days.

“Five Most Wanted Fraudsters captured in just three months is a historic success for this initiative,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. Patel emphasized the continuation of efforts to mitigate losses to American taxpayers.

The allegations against Bedi involve defrauding the U.S. government of at least $600,000 through a SNAP benefits fraud scheme. He is accused of misusing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards at his grocery store in Tacoma, Washington, between March 2024 and June 2025.

Following indictment on charges of wire fraud and SNAP benefits fraud, Bedi was supposed to stay in Washington state and surrender his passport. Instead, he allegedly crossed into Canada and traveled to India. A federal arrest warrant for escaping pre-trial conditions was issued on May 21, 2026.

The FBI had set a bounty of up to $150,000 for information leading to his arrest. Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald commented that the Justice Department’s jurisdiction extends globally and remains committed to bringing fraudsters to account.

Efforts are underway to extradite Bedi back to the U.S. to address the charges he faces.