USA - Florida. A federal jury has recommended death for Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez Jr.

A federal jury has recommended death for Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez Jr., convicted of gunning down a family of four to settle a drug debt. Troya and Sanchez are the first federal defendants sentenced to death in Florida since Congress reinstated the Federal Death Penalty Act in 1988. Troya and Sanchez, both 25, were convicted March 5 of killing Jose Luis Escobedo, 28, his wife, Yessica Guerrero Escobedo, 25, and their 4- and 3-year old sons, Luis Julian and Luis Damian on October 13, 2006. District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley will formally sentence the men at a later hearing.