Complex sentence: Several of Harding's Ohio Gang associates lost no time wetting their beaks at the public expense and over time rumblings began to be heard over possible malfeasance in various government departments, including Daugherty's Department of Justice.
Split into simpler sentences: Several of Harding's Ohio Gang associates lost no time wetting their beaks at the public expense. Soon rumblings began to be heard over possible malfeasance in various government departments, including Daugherty's Department of Justice.