Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins is facing an extortion charge after he allegedly demanded a refund from an executive of a cannabis ...

A sheriff in the Boston area could face two decades behind bars after being indicted on federal charges on Aug. 7 for ...

The Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) has taken in 10 beagles from an overcrowded kennel in Northwestern Massachusetts, as ...

The Suffolk County sheriff was indicted for allegedly extorting early access to $50,000 in equity from a cannabis company seeking to do business in Boston.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested in Florida after a federal grand jury indicted him on charges of extorting $50,000 from a cannabis company seeking to open in Massachusetts. He was ...

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department spent tens of thousands of public dollars on hotel, travel, and food expenses during ...

A Massachusetts sheriff was indicted Friday for allegedly extorting $50,000 from a cannabis company seeking to open a ...

Prosecutors allege Tompkins, who's served as Suffolk County sheriff since 2013, used his official position to threaten a ...

The United States attorney for Massachusetts calls the sheriff’s alleged actions an ‘affront to the voters and taxpayers who ...

Federal prosecutors charge Suffolk County sheriff with corruption after alleged $50,000 extortion scheme involving ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has stepped down from his role as chairman of the Roxbury Community College Board of ...