In the long human story of those who exploit the trust of the vulnerable, Manjit Singh Bedi stands as a particular kind of figure — a neighborhood merchant who allegedly turned a government nutrition lifeline into a private treasury, siphoning food money from those who could least afford to lose it. Indicted for wire fraud and SNAP benefits fraud in connection with a scheme that netted an estimated $600,000 from a Tacoma grocery store, Bedi fled first to Canada and then to India, apparently believing distance could substitute for innocence. On Friday, Indian authorities arrested him, marking t
FBI captures fifth Most Wanted Fraudster in India over $600K SNAP scheme
SNAP recipients were defrauded of benefits intended for food assistance, impacting vulnerable populations relying on government nutrition support.