Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins faces federal extortion charges involving the purchase of an equity interest in a ...

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins pleaded not guilty to corruption charges Thursday at federal court in Boston, with his ...

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

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

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

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

In a statement Wednesday, Healey called the allegations against Tompkins "serious" and said the position is a "full-time job ...

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins smiled as he arrived to court Thursday. His lawyer proclaimed his innocence. “He’s presumed innocent,” Martin Weinberg<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

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 ...