I believe one of the two had been named Border Patrol "agent of the year," or some such thing. Perhaps another FReeper can elaborate.
Today's Washington Times reported, I believe, that one of them had been nominated for Agent of the Year (can't recall the year). I think these guys used incredibly bad judgment and it seems, from what I've read, they did attempt a coverup. I think they should have been fired, lost their pensions, and been subject to the fullest administrative penalties. I don't think they should go to jail. They used bad judgment (to the point of malfeasance) but in performance of their duties. It wasn't as if they were going around randomly shooting at people, nor was it a police brutality case in the sense of them beating on a confined suspect or otherwise abusing their power. These agents messed up badly, but in the heat of the moment. I do not believe jail time is warranted.