Original sentence: Secretary Lehman, a naval aviator, formally admonished Rickover via a non-punitive letter of censure in his service record for having done so, while at the same time publicly stating that "this fall from grace over these trinkets should be viewed in the larger context of his enormous contribution.The indicted Veliotis revealed that Rickover had accepted $67,628 worth of gifts from General Dynamics, though clearly without much effect on Rickover's prosecution of the government contractor
Edited sentence: In a shrewd political maneuver, the indicted Veliotis revealed that Rickover had accepted aesthetic gifts from General Dynamics, though clearly without much effect on Rickover's prosecution of the government contractor.Secretary Lehman, by happenstance a naval aviator, took the opportunity to put Rickover in his place and formally admonished him via a non-punitive letter of censure in his service record for having done so, while at the same time publicly stating that "this fall from grace over these trinkets should be viewed in the larger context of his enormous contribution