Complex sentence: In December 1998, Edgerton was suspended from the NAACP; according to state officials of the organization, he was not complying with the organization's rules when the Asheville chapter fell into debt.
Split into simpler sentences: In December 1998, Edgerton was suspended from the NAACP. According to state officials of the NAACP, they suspended him due to non-compliance with the organization's rules when the Asheville chapter fell into debt.