Perullo has operated behind the scenes in Democratic politics for decades, leveraging his connections to make his company, ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins resigned from the Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees, where he serves as chair ...

Tompkins got his start the way most future jailbird Democrat sheriffs get their start. He was another Democrat hack pol’s ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was arrested this morning in Florida on federal charges that he extorted a Boston ...

Steven Tompkins’s indictment, and subsequent arrest Friday in Florida, quickly sent reverberations through Boston and ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has been charged with extortion for his alleged dealings with a Boston-based cannabis ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is accused of extorting a cannabis company executive. He was arrested in Florida ...

Tompkins, who has held the sheriff’s seat for more than a decade, was arrested in Florida last week with federal prosecutors ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who faces a federal extortion indictment, has resigned his post on the Board of ...

"These are serious allegations, but until I have more information, I’m not going to comment on it," Gov. Maura Healey said.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins in 2016. He was taken into custody Friday morning in Florida for a scheduled court ...