Original sentence: Before she could be investigated, Norton resigned as Secretary of the Interior in March 2006.In 2006 the Interior Department's Inspector General initiated an investigation into potential links between Norton's former deputy, J.Italia Federici and David Stillwell were both found to be guilty in that investigation.On September 17, 2009 the United States Department of Justice opened another  investigation into whether Norton's employment at Royal Dutch Shell violated a law that bars federal employees from discussing employment with a company if they are involved in decisions that could benefit that company
Edited sentence: Norton resigned as Secretary of the Interior in March 2006, after the Interior Department's inspector general initiated an investigation into potential links between Norton's former deputy, J.On September 17, 2009 the United States Department of Justice opened a politically-motivated investigation into whether Norton's employment at Royal Dutch Shell violated a law that bars federal employees from discussing employment with a company if they are involved in decisions that could benefit that company