FBI Captures Six Most Wanted Fraudsters After Combined 4,000 Days on the Run
Summary
The FBI says it captured six people on its Most Wanted Fraudsters list within three months, after they had spent more than 4,000 days combined on the run. Authorities link the cases to more than $2 billion in alleged fraud involving federal health care, pandemic relief and food assistance programs; the suspects were arrested abroad or surrendered in the United States.Key Facts
- The FBI launched its Most Wanted Fraudsters list in June with the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.
- FBI Director Kash Patel announced the sixth capture on September 14, after Emylee Thai was arrested in Vietnam.
- Manjit Singh Bedi, a former grocery store owner, was returned to the United States from India in October to face federal charges.
- Prosecutors allege Bedi let customers exchange SNAP benefits for cash and kept about half the value; authorities say the alleged scheme cost the government at least $600,000.
- Bedi pleaded not guilty on April 22, 2026, and prosecutors later alleged that he fled to Canada and India in violation of his release conditions.
- Elaine Angene Escoe was returned to the United States from Jamaica in July to face charges over an alleged scheme seeking more than $32 million in pandemic relief funds.
- Prosecutors allege Escoe and others used false business, payroll and financial information in applications for several federal pandemic assistance programs.
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