Original sentence: Tony and his lawyer advise him to take advantage of this golden opportunity, act mentally incompetent, and employ it as a scapegoat for not being able to continue trial, thereby forcing the judge to declare a mistrial; however, his act soon becomes a grim reality when he begins to lose his memory for real
Edited sentence: Tony and his lawyer advise him to take advantage of this golden opportunity, act mentally incompetent, and employ it as a scapegoat for not being able to continue trial, thereby absolving from his RICO charges on grounds of mental incompetence; however, his act soon becomes a grim reality when he begins to lose his memory for real