Complex sentence: Chief NYPD spokesperson Paul J. Browne denied that the department used Trapwire, and the company's particular "intelligence for hire" methods have been characterized as being more about sleaze than surveillance, although Trapwire has also been characterized as being a data-mining company.
Split into simpler sentences: Chief NYPD spokesperson Paul J. Browne denied that the department used Trapwire. The company's particular "intelligence for hire" methods have been characterized as noting sleaze rather than surveillance, although Trapwire has been characterized as being a data-mining company.