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FBI returns 'Most Wanted' fraudster from India in alleged SNAP scheme

Manjit Singh Bedi is accused of stealing over $600,000 in food benefits in Tacoma, and the FBI director announced his return from India himself; the airline meal remains unconfirmed.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance on BBN Crime Watch
Published 11:38 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Federal Bureau of Investigation · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

Photo: Kash Patel — Photo: Federal Bureau of Investigation · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “FBI returns 'Most Wanted' fraudster to US after India arrest in alleged $600K SNAP food stamp fraud scheme”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 11:38 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance.
Topics: FBI, India, US.
BBN covered this story before: OpenAI engineer arrested by FBI for allegedly bugging conference room (October 15).

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Fox NewsFBI returns 'Most Wanted' fraudster to US after India arrest in alleged $600K SNAP food stamp fraud scheme

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe FBI says Manjit Singh Bedi, once on its Most Wanted list, has been returned to the United States from India.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe is accused of stealing more than six hundred thousand dollars in SNAP food benefits in Tacoma.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterSIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF GROCERY MONEY, Gloria! Allegedly! I have been at this desk since dinner and I am emotionally in the cart!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFBI Director Kash Patel announced the return himself.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe case is about a federal program meant to help families put food on the table, and Mr. Bedi has not been convicted of anything.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThink about the flight home, Gloria.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterFourteen hours, a tray table, a little foil lid, and a man who allegedly took a whole supermarket's worth of benefits.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChicken or pasta.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterWhich did he pick?! The nation needs to know!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhichever he chose, it may be the only meal in this entire story that was legitimately free.