The Mississippi Department of Human Services issued the following statement.
A Pearl River County, Miss. resident surrendered to authorities on August 8, 2025, following a SNAP fraud investigation conducted by the Investigations Division of the Mississippi Department of Human Service (MDHS).
MDHS announced that Betsy Gobuzzi Johnson of Pearl River County received $22,111.00 in SNAP benefits by not reporting household income and composition accurately to MDHS. Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the case was referred to the Pearl River County District Attorney's office. The Pearl River County District Attorney secured an indictment on July 31, 2025, and Johnson later turned herself in to Pearl River County officials on Friday, August 8, 2025.
"This is a great example of collaboration between our investigations team, County offices, District Attorneys, and local law enforcement," stated MDHS Inspector General Sandra Griffith.
Senior Agent Blake Edwards of the MDHS Investigations Division investigated the case. The Investigations Division is a subset of the MDHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which was created in August 2018 and charged with detecting, deterring and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse. OIG has been responsible for millions of dollars collected from overpayments.
"This investigation demonstrates the strengthened controls we have in place to identify, investigate, and eliminate fraud in our programs," MDHS Executive Director Robert G. "Bob" Anderson said.
An indictment is only an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Suspected fraud can be reported to MDHS online at any time by submitting the MDHS Fraud Tip Form at Report Fraud - Mississippi Department of Human Services calling the Fraud Tip Line at 1-(800)-299-6905, or email at fraud@mdhs.ms.gov.
35 comments:
I got friends that can save her!
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Well, well, well!
I bet none of you bigots even batted an eye when this WHITE welfare queen pushed her weekly cart loads of steak and lobsters out to her Lexus.
You may not realize you are racist shit stains, but you are.
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"SLIDELL, LA (WVUE) - A Picayune woman accused of stealing from a Slidell doctor's office has to repay her former employer $211,530.
Betsy Gobuzzi pleaded "no contest" in the case, but this week District Judge Scott Gardner adjudicated her guilty." https://www.fox8live.com/story/30119871/ex-employee-ordered-to-pay-211530-to-doctors-office/
But KF, she's a blonde white lady! You only post race-attacking news against a certain segment of the population, right? I mean, how dare you show us this trash!
For $22,111.00 a girl could buy a lot of twinkies and sodas.
Where did the “I’d hit it guy” go to ? Haven’t heard from him lately?
We need laws that require full restitution and that take part of the guilty party's income going forward until it is paid in full. I would even approve of taking any assets they have, as it stop a lot of this and other white collar crimes.
Send in the marines!
SNAP and DHS - how fucking stupid do you have to be? Holy shitballs.
It was very disconcerting to find out I’m a racist shit stain. Thanks for the insight, 2:08.
2:08 I'm a racist. I'm openly racist, and I admit it. For most of my life, I've tried to do what's right and consider all of us as being humans and not racial beings. However, seeing as how the "progressives" have told me constantly over the last 10 years that, since I'm white, I'm inherently racist and there's nothing I can do to NOT be racist, I pretty much said "f' it" and just turned full on openly racist AF. It's much easier, being that there are AMPLE reasons to be that way. No sense in doing what I can to avoid racism, when I've been told I was born that way and there's nothing I can do about it.
Seems like the progressive claims have been pretty much self defeating in that regard, huh?
"If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat" is found in 2 Thessalonians 3:10.
Don't worry @ 2:08. We don't condone actions her but we'd gladly turn her in if we caught her. You and your ilk would just say "snitches get stitches" and invite her to the bbq. Clean up your own house before you come for us.
Simple solution, give incentives to whistleblowers! It’s really fucked up when most recipients drive expensive cars, get their hair, nails, and eyelashes done weekly. Drive expensive cars, household members wearing designer clothes and filling up at the supermarket with expensive steaks and seafood all while posting their deeds on social media! Some DHS workers know the deal however do want to rock the boat because their friends will get in trouble. In small towns everybody know your business!
Give incentives for ratting these thieves out!
Now what about the DHS scandal where millions of dollars was misappropriated! Anyone in jail yet! We haven’t forgotten!
I have water and canned tuna on my way!
@2:08
THAT is because here in reality if you are genuinely a racist then its overt and you are prob very well aware of it. If someone else has to point it out to you then YOUR NOT FC&&&&NG RACIST. You are simply a victim of some other assholes opinion about your behavior. Racism is not "micro aggressions", and racism is not "institutional", racism is very simply one asshole thinking he is better than other people for no other reason than he just thinks that way.
I grew up in the 60’s where my dad used to go to the pick up place for commodities ( canned meats, rice, powdered eggs and milk etc) this was before food stamps. He assisted people in the community who didn’t have transportation. I think we’ve gotten off track with what food stamps should buy! Only enough to survive until you can get on track. It should not take generations only a couple of months!!!
Shoulda spent it on a volleyball court
If MDHS workers would really do their jobs very few would be getting Snap benefits!
I know the government wants the public to know they are doing something, this is peanuts! Go after the hundreds of clients that are abusing the system! I just left the grocery store looking at steaks for dinner! Too freaking high! I bought a whole chicken and I make close to $100,000 a year in retirement! But, I also like high dollar whiskey! So I had to compromise. I took the whole chicken!
@2:08 PM great work. The old gal is a career criminal apparently.
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Well Well Well 2:08 looks like you’re the racist because you pointed out her race. Sounds about right though.
LMAO>too funny. We aren't racists, we just hate shitty, sloppy, lazy people!!
If all you’re holding is a hammer then everything looks like a nail. Why don’t you get rid of that raggedy old race card you’ve been quick-drawing your whole life and learn to live without it.
2:08 here.
Yall don't pretend like you all dont tell the same tired anecdote about seeing a "welfare queen" buying steaks and lobsters with food stamps and then following her out to a "better car than mine" since the 80's.
It is really pathetic to see you doing such mental gymnastics about how telling that lie (based on a racist news article during Reagan) that isn't racist. Oh, and constantly saying "race card" all the time as an excuse for calling out your racist bullshit is, get this... racist!
3:56's probably the smartest poster/person in the room. Thank you.
she could have made a lot more, legally, on OnlyFans. and stayed out of prison.
"Well, well, well!
I bet none of you bigots even batted an eye when this WHITE welfare queen pushed her weekly cart loads of steak and lobsters out to her Lexus.
You may not realize you are racist shit stains, but you are."
You are incorrect, a racist, a hypocrite, and possibly a troll. I suspect you are first three of those very frequently. She didn't push a cart out to her Lexus. But that's not your biggest error, by a long shot. Her apparently fairly well-to-do newish hubby owns a ranch and set her up with a meat market and small grocery. She was "buying" her own products (and possibly reselling them) so no other customers saw her shopping, to be able to report anything or even just mutter something. In fact, she is well-known enough around the Picayune area that if she had used a SNAP card anywhere else around the area, likely someone would have reported it as suspicious.
She isn't a "welfare queen," she is just a plain old fashioned thief. And as has been posted above, this isn't her first time proving it (with her prior husband). As an aside, we know a couple of people who know the new husband and from what they have said he didn't know about this. They seem certain but I don't know him personally so I cannot be.
Anyway, I guess if you are determined to be wrong, a racist, and a hypocrite, go big or go home. You certainly went big.
I think they might call them 'case workers', but whatever they're called, you would be surprised at the number who encourage 'number in household' fraud and overlook income documents. It's a way of life for the caseworker and the recipient.
If welfare is such a drain in our economy, considering that Republicans have long since had the numbers to extinguish or reform it, why haven’t they done so? I think I know why. It hurt their constituents more.
Right on 3:24! Totally agree!!
5:40 your absolutely right!
I supported my kids through college for 4 years, Law School 3 years, 7 years total. Now it’s time to stop supporting generations of families on welfare, section 8, etc!
I worked two full time jobs and was a member of The Mississippi National Guard. Come on people, you want me to take you to grocery store!
3:47 - Oh, that's good. I see what you did there.
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