Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is scheduled to face a federal judge on Thursday afternoon in an extortion case ...

Federal prosecutors say the 67-year-old Boston official pressured a cannabis company for pre-IPO stock shares, then demanded refunds when prices dropped.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins is set to appear in federal court on Thursday to be arraigned on corruption charges.

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

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu helped elect her allies to the City Council last cycle, a move that seems to be paying off now that she’s about to be back on the ballot. But a spate of canceled Council ...

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

Tompkins, who has held the sheriff’s seat for more than a decade, was arrested in Florida last week with federal prosecutors ...

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

Prosecutors allege that the sheriff used his position to elbow his way into the marijuana executive's nascent pot firm.