Complex sentence: Elvira Puccini was prosecuted for slander, and was sentenced to more than five months in prison, although a payment to the Manfredi family by Puccini spared Elvira from having to serve the sentence.
Split into simpler sentences: Elvira Puccini was prosecuted for slander, and was sentenced to more than five months in prison. Because of a payment to the Manfredi family by Puccini, Elvira was spared having to serve the sentence.