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

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

Since starting his second full term in January 2023, Tompkins has relied heavily on donations from those who work for him.

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 ...

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

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

One possible explanation for this silence is that the big names in Massachusetts politics firmly believe in the presumption ...

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

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

The allegations are certainly serious, and no one in elected positions should ever use or abuse their power in an unlawful ...

Healey said Tompkins “made the right decision by stepping down," but has yet to call for his resignation from the Suffolk ...

Sheriff Steven Tompkins is accused of using his position to extort a cannabis company for discounted shares of its stock ...