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

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins is due to be arraigned Thursday afternoon, where he’s expected to plead not guilty.

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is accused of extorting a cannabis company executive. He was arrested in Florida ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins is scheduled to appear in court next week for an arraignment after he was arrested ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has been charged with extortion for his alleged dealings with a Boston-based cannabis ...

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

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

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

"These are serious allegations, but until I have more information, I’m not going to comment on it," Gov. Maura Healey said.

Any elected official sentenced to state or federal prison time is deemed to have vacated their seat, according to state law.