Complex sentence: The five were found guilty on October 16,2009, after one of Australia's longest trials, during which approximately 300 witnesses appeared and 3,000 exhibits were tendered, including 18 hours of telephone intercepts and 30 days of surveillance tapes.
Split into simpler sentences: The five were found guilty on October 16,2009. The trial was one Australia's longest and involved approximately 300 witnesses and 3,000 exhibits, including 18 hours of telephone intercepts and 30 days of surveillance tapes.