sentences:  The three men were subsequently convicted of murder and prosecutors requested Rivera López be sentenced to 25 years in prison and Jiménez Rivera to 24 years.The judge rejected the prosecutor's recommendation, sentencing Escudero Aponte and Rivera López both to 99 years in prison and Jiménez Rivera to 75 years.Jiménez Rivera and Rivera López were subsequently released from federal prison in 2001 and 2002, respectively.