Woman Convicted of Trying to Sell Native Babies for Profit Scam, Released to Halfway House After only 6 Months in Prison

Six months after receiving a more than four-year sentence for attempting to sell Jodie Blackboy’s daughter, Julissa, without Blackboy’s knowledge, Betty Jo Krenz was released to a minimum-security rehabilitation center.

Krenz, 48, of Woodworth, pleaded guilty in January under the Alford plea, which means she acknowledged there was enough evidence to be convicted, but refused to admit to felony theft of property involving faking adoptions of Native children.

Krenz was released to the Centre in Fargo, or Centre, Inc., according to the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records. The Centre, Inc. is a private nonprofit facility that provides transitional living facilities for pre-release adults, helping inmates through substance abuse, home detention services, day reporting, community service programs, and job placement, according to the Centre in Fargo’s website.

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Betty Jo Krentz