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

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins, who has held his position since 2013, was taken into custody Friday morning.

The governor should act immediately to remove the indicted Sheriff of Suffolk County from his position atop the board of ...

The Boston Police Department, alongside the assistance from the FBI, arrested and charged a man with numerous firearm-related ...

Boston police arrested Kelly Smoak in Mattapan for illegal possession of an AK-47 rifle and other firearm charges.

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.

The United States attorney for Massachusetts calls the sheriff’s alleged actions an ‘affront to the voters and taxpayers who ...

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

Prosecutors allege Tompkins, who's served as Suffolk County sheriff since 2013, used his official position to threaten a ...

Cory Nickerson, 50, was arrested for forcing entry into a sheriff's office, assaulting dispatchers, and leading police on a ...

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 ...