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Baby Gabriel's Mom Convicted on Charges Related to Disappearance
By: Fox S.A. Staff 

Three years after he was last seen here in San Antonio, Baby Gabriel's mother has been convicted on charges related to his disappearance.

The Maricopa County jury returned the verdict Thursday against 26-year-old Elizabeth Johnson in the December 2009 disappearance of her then-8-month-old son, Gabriel.

Johnson also was found guilty of custodial interference and conspiracy to commit custodial inference. Jurors couldn't reach a verdict on the most serious charge, kidnapping.

They deliberated for about a day and a half.

Authorities say Johnson told the boy's father that she killed the child and dumped him in a trash bin in San Antonio.

Authorities say she later recanted and told police she gave the baby to a couple at a San Antonio park. She never provided the couple's names.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.Baby Gabriel's Mom Convicted on Charges Related to Disappearance

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Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform
May 20, 2013 08:30 GMT

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MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) -- As Congress takes up immigration reform, lawmakers seeking tighter border security may have to confront the reality of places such as Matamoros, Mexico, and other border towns controlled by drug cartels.

People in those communities say the current system of immigration enforcement and deportation produces a constant flow of migrants moving north and south that provides the cartel with a vulnerable labor pool and steady source of revenue.

The Rev. Francisco Gallardo oversees immigrant-assistance efforts for the Matamoros Catholic diocese. He says the "vicious circle" favors organized crime because migrants are going to pay for safe passage across the border.

If Congress sends more resources to the border, the government will also need to account for shifting patterns in immigrant arrests.

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