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

A sheriff in one of Massachusetts' largest counties has been charged with allegedly pressuring a Boston-based cannabis firm ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins joins a slew of public officials who have fallen into disgrace over the past ...

The governor should act immediately to remove the indicted Sheriff of Suffolk County from his position atop the board of ...

Steven Tompkins’s indictment, and subsequent arrest Friday in Florida, quickly sent reverberations through Boston and ...

According to federal court documents, Tompkins had used his position as sheriff to force his way into buying pre-IPO (initial ...

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

Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said the woman is in stable condition after early morning shooting in Rensselaerville. A ...

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

New federal charges were added to a sanctuary sheriff’s record of corruption as a grand jury indictment prompted his arrest for alleged extortion. Friday in the Southern […] ...

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