VERACRUZ, Mexico, July 13, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) – Missing Ogden teen Elizabeth Gonzalez and her cousins, Sofia Mailen Moreno Zamora and Regina Moreno Zamora, have been found safe.
According to an FBI press release, the three girls were found by Mexican authorities along with Antonio Moreno.
“A federal arrest warrant has been issued for Moreno on charges related to Elizabeth’s disappearance to include kidnapping. The extradition process will be initiated to bring Moreno back to the United States to answer for those charges,” the FBI press release said.
“The FBI would like to thank our law enforcement partners in Mexico and the FBI’s Legal Attaché Office in Mexico City for their valuable assistance in this case.
“We would also like to thank the public for their tips.”
An earlier statement said investigators believed the minors were with Elizabeth’s uncle, identified as Antonio Moreno.
The FBI said Moreno, who had been living in Kaysville the last three years, was the younger girls’ father, and had abruptly traveled to Mexico City with the three children on June 30 without their mothers’ permission.
Relatives had “not seen or heard from them since,” and agents believed the girls were in danger.
The FBI said no further information will be released at this time.
