Tompkins got his start the way most future jailbird Democrat sheriffs get their start. He was another Democrat hack pol’s ...

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was arrested this morning in Florida on federal charges that he extorted a Boston ...

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

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins of Boston was taken into custody in Florida in connection with extortion charges that ...

Sheriff Steven Tompkins is accused of using his position to extort a cannabis company for discounted shares of its stock ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested for extorting $50K from a cannabis firm; the FBI detained him in Florida ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins in 2016. He was taken into custody Friday morning in Florida for a scheduled court ...

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

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