SNAP Benefits Scammer Wanted by the FBI Caught in India After Fleeing US
The FBI has been pursuing individuals involved in SNAP benefit scams. The post SNAP Benefits Scammer Wanted by the FBI Caught in India After Fleeing US appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- Manjit Singh Bedi, a suspect in a SNAP benefit scam, was arrested in India.
- The arrest is part of the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters initiative, focusing on financial crime fugitives.
- Bedi is accused of defrauding the U.S. government of at least $600,000 in SNAP benefits while operating a grocery store in Tacoma, Washington.
- He allegedly exchanged SNAP benefits for cash, keeping approximately half.
- Bedi fled the U.S. after being indicted, crossing into Canada and then traveling to India.
- The FBI collaborated with Indian authorities for the arrest and is seeking his extradition.
- This is the fifth arrest made through the FBI's initiative, which has apprehended fugitives accused of over $2 billion in fraud collectively.