Complex sentence: In fact, the two main organizers of the conspiracy were released with no charges and the charges that were leveled against the guilty defendants were so light that many of them were back in business before they had even been sent to serve their jail time.
Split into simpler sentences: In fact, the two main organizers of the conspiracy were released with no charges. Of the charges that were levied against the guilty parties, most were so light that many of them were back in business before they had even been sent to serve their jail time.