Complex sentence: In January 2001, Cassarino participated in an extortion attempt against actor Steven Seagal, who had recently terminated a business partnership with Julius Nasso, a Staten Island movie producer who was friends with Ciccone.
Split into simpler sentences: In January 2001, Cassarino participated in an exortion attempt against actor Steven Seagal. Seagal had recently terminated a business partnership with Julius Nasso, a Staten Island movie producer who was friends with Ciccone.