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

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

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

Massachusetts Sheriff Steven Tompkins, a key Democratic player, faces federal corruption charges over a cannabis extortion ...

The allegations are certainly serious, and no one in elected positions should ever use or abuse their power in an unlawful way,” Healey told reporters. The post ‘Need to get more information’: Healey ...

Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins is facing an extortion charge after he allegedly demanded a refund from an executive of a cannabis ...

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department spent tens of thousands of public dollars on hotel, travel, and food expenses during ...

A Boston-area sheriff could soon face 20 years in prison after being indicted on federal charges that alleged he extorted an area cannabis dispensary.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of extorting an executive from a Boston-based marijuana company in connection with its efforts to operate a ...

The Suffolk County sheriff was indicted for allegedly extorting early access to $50,000 in equity from a cannabis company seeking to do business in Boston.

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