Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company by federal authorities last week.

After being arrested on extortion charges earlier this month, Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is due in court on Thursday.

Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins, 67, of Boston, is expected to appear for his first appearance at the John Joseph Moakley federal ...

A Massachusetts sheriff accused of extorting an executive at a cannabis company so he could own stock in the business, then ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins will plead not guilty to charges he tried to extort a cannabis business owner, ...

Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Sheriff Steven Tompkins has been indicted for allegedly extorting a Boston cannabis company.

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

A federal judge rescheduled an initial appearance and arraignment for Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins from Wednesday to Thursday, or nearly two weeks after he was arrested in Florida on ...

To tag a sand tiger shark, researchers from the New England Aquarium must first catch it. They do that off Quincy’s Squantum ...

Who exactly can remove Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins or place him on suspension while he faces federal corruption ...

Prosecutors allege that the sheriff used his position to elbow his way into the marijuana executive's nascent pot firm.

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