Complex sentence: His resignation as borough president in April 1928 occurred during an investigation of a sewer graft scandal; he was convicted in October 1928 of conspiracy to defraud the city, sentenced to one year in prison and fined $500.
Split into simpler sentences: His resignation as borough president in April 1928 occurred during an investigation of a sewer graft scandal. In October 1928 he was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the city, and was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $500.