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Indian-origin fraudster arrested: FBI Director Kash Patel

Washington, A most-wanted fraudster, accused of irregularities in US government schemes, has been arrested in India, FBI Director Kash Patel said here.Indian-origin fraudster arrested: FBI Director Kash PatelManjeet Singh Bedi, who allegedly defrauded the US government of USD 6 lakh, had a bounty of USD 1.5 lakh on his head."Bedi was just arrested in India and was believed to have fled there sometime last year. The FBI is actively working to secure his return to the United States," Patel said in a post on X.According to the FBI, Bedi operated a small grocery store in Tacoma, Washington, and swiped customers' government benefits cards to give them cash instead of food under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme ."This is the 5th Most Wanted Fraudster captured since the creation of
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