The facts simply will demonstrate that he was charged with a crime he did not commit,” Steven Tompkins’s defense attorney ...

Prosecutors allege that Tompkins used his position to pressure a cannabis executive into selling him $50,000 worth of stock ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who prosecutors say abused his position to secure an investment in a cannabis company ...

Tompkins was charged with pressuring owners of a cannabis company by threatening to revoke a partnership with his office, ...

The sheriff's lawyer vigorously defended his client outside the courthouse, citing his "lifetime dedicated to law enforcement ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is taking a medical leave, nearly three weeks after he was charged with extorting a ...

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins took medical leave Tuesday from his role at the sheriff’s department as he faces ...

Prosecutors say the Suffolk County Sheriff used his post to get stock in a cannabis company — and then demand the return of ...

After being arrested on extortion charges earlier this month, Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins pleaded not guilty in ...

A lawyer for Suffolk County Steven Tompkins issued a statement after Tompkins pleaded not guilty to two charges of extortion ...