THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE?
SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do).
- FBI Director Kash Patel announced the return of Manjit Singh Bedi, accused of a $600,000 SNAP fraud scheme.
- Bedi fled to India after pleading not guilty to federal charges in April, according to prosecutors.
- Authorities arrested him in India after the FBI placed him on its Most Wanted Fraudsters list.
LAY IT ON ME (I’ve got time).
Kash Patel has another international fugitive back on American soil — this one accused of turning food stamps into a $600,000 cash operation.
“BACK IN THE U.S.,” the FBI director announced on X, identifying Manjit Singh Bedi as one of the bureau’s Most Wanted Fraudsters.
Bedi, a 64-year-old grocery-store owner from Washington state, was arrested in India after federal authorities accused him of running a SNAP fraud scheme through a Tacoma market. According to the Justice Department, customers allegedly presented Electronic Benefit Transfer cards and received cash rather than eligible groceries. Prosecutors say Bedi kept approximately half the value. For example, a $200 benefit transaction allegedly produced $100 for the customer and $100 for the store. That’s not exactly the kind of two-for-one special the food assistance program was designed to provide.
Bedi pleaded not guilty on April 22, 2026. Federal officials say he fled the country within a week, traveling to India. The FBI placed him on its Most Wanted Fraudsters list September 3. Indian authorities subsequently arrested him, and he was returned to Washington state October 14.
Patel praised the international cooperation and said federal authorities had secured 260 extraditions and removals during the previous 20 months.
If prosecutors establish their case, taxpayers will have financed a rather profitable grocery-store business model that involved remarkably few groceries.
DBS WIRE SOURCES (I’ve got all day).
- Fox News — Patel announces Bedi’s return from India
- Justice Department — Official return and indictment details
- Morung Express — Additional reporting on Bedi’s return
- FBI — Wanted fugitives and fraud enforcement
