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12 years and 11 years, respectively.
"EL PASO, TEXAS - Two U.S. Border Patrol agents were watching the Mexican boundary last year when they stopped a van carrying 743 pounds of marijuana. The driver fled back across the Rio Grande -- with a gunshot wound in his buttocks.
Federal prosecutors convinced a jury in March that the agents had shot a defenseless man and then schemed to cover it up.
On Thursday, the agents -- Ignacio (Nacho) Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean -- were sentenced to 11 years and 12 years, respectively, for offenses that included violating the smuggler's civil rights. Outraged supporters and anguished family members packed the courtroom, and many wept as the sentences were announced.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone agreed to let the men remain free until January, when they must report to prison.
2006-10-19
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