[Poohbah]

What do you have to do to get a federal death sentence?

Murder federal law enforcement officers; commit espionage on behalf of a foreign power in matters of nuclear weapons, military cryptographic systems, and military space systems. That's just about it.

[lelio]

Murder federal law enforcement officers
The two people were accused of: hogtying, torturing and killing an informant, Edwin Santiago, on June 27, 1999.

Let me guess: the informant was acting in a federal capacity and is classified as a federal law enforcement officer.

[Steve0113]

I think kidnapping is another one.

[TheBattman]

"commit espionage on behalf of a foreign power in matters of nuclear weapons, military cryptographic systems, and military space systems"

You mean Bill Clinton should be on death row????