Complex sentence: Jimmy Meng was arrested on federal bribery charges on July 25,2012; he allegedly promised to help a defendant bribe Manhattan prosecutors in exchange for a cash bribe concealed in a fruit basket.
Split into simpler sentences: Jimmy Meng was arrested on federal bribery charges on July 25,2012. He had allegedly promised to help a defendant bribe Manhattan prosecutors in exchange for a cash bribe concealed in a fruit basket.