Washington, A most-wanted fraudster, accused of irregularities in US government schemes, has been arrested in India, FBI Director Kash Patel said here.
Subjects captured so far have been responsible for a combined over USD two billion in fraud and were on the run for almost 4,000 days collectively prior to arrest,” Patel said. “This is the 5th Most Wanted Fraudster captured since the creation of the new list three months ago – and yet another high-value target captured overseas.
The FBI is actively working to secure his return to the United States,” Patel said in a post on X. Bedi is charged with a series of offences including wire fraud, SN benefits fraud, and more, Patel said. However, Bedi soon drove across the border to Canada and then fled to India, the FBI said.
“Bedi was just arrested in India and was believed to have fled there sometime last year. Instead of selling food to participants, Bedi allegedly swiped their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards and gave them cash, keeping half of the proceeds for himself, the FBI said on Thursday.
