Complex sentence: Near the end of his second term, Patton was also accused of abusing his patronage powers and incurred further criticism when he pardoned four of his former supporters who had been convicted of violating the state's campaign finance laws.
Split into simpler sentences: Near the end of his second term, Patton was also accused of abusing his patronage powers. He incurred further criticism when he pardoned four of his former supporters who had been convicted of violating the state's campaign finance laws.