Two former New York City Police officers have been sentenced to life in prison following a 2006 conviction for eight murders on behalf of the powerful Lucchese Mafia family while they were policemen.

Stephen Carapacca, 67, and Louis Eppolito, 61, are accused of committing the crimes between 1986 and 1990. Sentencing after their 2006 conviction was delayed because a judge ruled that the statute of limitations had expired on the murders. An appeals court reversed that judge's decision last year.

Eppolito was sentenced to life in jail plus 100 years and given a $4.7-million fine, and Carapacca received life plus 80 years and was ordered to pay a $4.2-million fine. Both men maintain they're innocent.

They were convicted of the eight murders, attempted murder, blackmail, drug trafficking, money laundering and passing information to the Lucchese family.

One tactic prosecutors say the former cops used was to use their badges to flag down cars, and then shoot the driver when he pulled over.