WDWA News: Owner of Tacoma grocery store indicted for food stamp fraud, returned from India

Seattle– The 64-year-old owner of a small Tacoma market will appear tomorrow in U.S. District Court in Tacoma after being returned from India, where he fled after being indicted for wire fraud in connection with his food stamp fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Manjit Bedi, of Kent, Washington, pleaded not guilty on April 22, 2026, and within a week had fled the United States to his native India. On September 3, 2026, Bedi was added to the FBI’s “Most Wanted Fraudster” list with his image and information on the case disseminated internationally. Law enforcement in India quickly took Bedi into custody. He was turned over to federal agents and arrived in the Western District of Washington. https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/...