A most-wanted fraudster accused of irregularities in U.S. government schemes has been extradited from India, the Department of Justice has said.
However, Mr. Mike Herrington, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Seattle field office. Mr.
Manjeet Singh Bedi , who was arrested in India last month, was brought back to the U.S. on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) night, Acting U.S. Bedi is charged with defrauding the U.S. of at least $600,000 in SNAP funds from approximately 2024 to 2025 and will now face justice for his alleged crimes. Because he demonstrated the will and means to flee, neil Floyd said the FBI will ask the court to detain Bedi pending trial.
Attorney Charles Neil Floyd said. “The arrest and return of Manjit Singh Bedi marks yet another significant moment for the historic FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters program,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Thank you to FBI Seattle, as well as our brilliant law enforcement partners here in the US and in India, for assisting in securing Bedi’s return,” Mr. Patel said. Bedi soon drove across the border to Canada and then fled to India, the FBI said. “Thanks to the hard work of FBI Seattle investigators and our international law enforcement partners, as well as tips from the public about the subject’s whereabouts, Bedi has been returned to the United States to face justice in a Tacoma courtroom,” said W.
