The FBI has added three alleged fraud suspects to its recently launched Most Wanted Fraudsters list, expanding a bureau initiative designed to spotlight individuals accused of major financial crimes and encourage public tips that could lead to arrests. The latest additions, which FBI Director Kash Patel announced on September 3, are Manjit Singh Bedi, Onur Simsek and Bernhard Eugen Fritsch, each of whom is wanted in connection with separate alleged fraud schemes. The additions come as the FBI increases its focus on large-scale fraud cases.
Patel said the bureau had already apprehended four individuals allegedly responsible for nearly $2 billion in fraud and returned them to the United States to face justice after they had spent a combined 3,500 days, or roughly 9½ years, on the run. Bedi is wanted for allegedly defrauding the U.S. government of at least $600,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds between 2024 and 2025. Prosecutors allege he carried out the scheme through a Tacoma, Washington, grocery store he operated, fraudulently processing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) transactions and keeping the proceeds for himself.
Authorities say Bedi fled the United States and was believed to be in India. He was charged with wire fraud and other offenses and remained a fugitive for nearly a year. In a significant development, the FBI announced that Bedi has now been arrested in India, making him the fifth individual featured on the bureau's Most Wanted Fraudsters List to be captured.
The FBI said the arrest was linked to the alleged SNAP fraud scheme. Commenting on the arrest, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald said: "As this arrest in India shows, the Justice Department's reach extends to every corner of the planet.
The DOJ Fraud Section will continue to work hand-in-hand with the FBI to ensure fraudsters like Bedi are held accountable, no matter where they hide." Fritsch is wanted in connection with an alleged investment fraud scheme involving his technology company, StarClub Inc. According to the FBI, Fritsch raised approximately $35 million from investors between 2014 and 2017 while misrepresenting the company's financial performance and business prospects. Federal authorities allege that at least $7.3 million of investor funds were diverted to cover personal expenses, including mortgage payments, housing costs, and luxury vehicles.
Fritsch was convicted of wire fraud in California in April 2025. Prosecutors say Fritsch fled to Mexico before a post-conviction hearing in June 2025. After he was detained by Mexican authorities and found carrying false identification, he was released from immigration custody and ordered to regularly check in with an immigration court.
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