SEATTLE, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Seattle Field Office issued the following press release:
Tacoma - The 64-year-old owner of a small Tacoma market was arraigned today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for multiple counts of wire fraud and SNAP benefit fraud, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Manjit Bedi, of Kent, Washington, pleaded not guilty in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa L. Fricke. Trial is scheduled for June 22, 2026, in front of U.S. District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright.
"Every assistance dollar lost to fraud, is a dollar that could be feeding hungry children," said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd. "This crime steals from taxpayers -- inclu...