One of the “mistakes” Tompkins may have made was not using Trump as a distraction, the way Wu,  Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell are doing.

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

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

BOSTON — Embattled Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins will step down from his post while he defends himself against federal extortion charges.

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

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

Indicted Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who is accused of using his position to extort an executive of a Boston ...

Instead of waiting for the SJC to remove him, the Suffolk County sheriff took a deal from the governor and attorney general ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has gone on leave three weeks after being indicted on federal extortion charges. Why it matters: Tompkins initially seemed to resist calls to step back from his ...