A Massachusetts sheriff was indicted Friday for allegedly extorting $50,000 from a cannabis company seeking to open a ...

Tompkins' image took a big hit last week when FBI agents arrested him in Florida and federal prosecutors charged him with ...

A sheriff in one of Massachusetts' largest counties has been charged with allegedly pressuring a Boston-based cannabis firm ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins is scheduled to appear in court next week for an arraignment after he was arrested ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins joins a slew of public officials who have fallen into disgrace over the past ...

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

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested on federal extortion charges after allegedly pressuring a cannabis company executive into a $50,000 stock deal.

New federal charges were added to a sanctuary sheriff’s record of corruption as a grand jury indictment prompted his arrest for alleged extortion. Friday in the Southern […] ...

Federal prosecutors charge Suffolk County sheriff with corruption after alleged $50,000 extortion scheme involving ...

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 Tompkins was arrested in Florida after a federal grand jury indicted him on charges of extorting $50,000 from a cannabis company seeking to open in Massachusetts. He was ...