Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who was charged in an extortion case involving his alleged stock dealings with a Boston-based cannabis company, has agreed to "step away" from his position, ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins will get his day in court to argue that his federal extortion charges should be dismissed. Boston federal Judge Myong Joun scheduled a hearing for Nov. 18 at 10 ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has gone on leave three weeks after being indicted on federal extortion charges. Why it matters: Tompkins initially seemed to resist calls to step back from his ...

BOSTON — Embattled Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins will step down from his post while he defends himself against federal extortion charges. In a joint statement, Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney ...

Weeks after he was indicted on federal extortion charges, Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins will go on leave from his position as his criminal case moves ahead, but he gave no indication he ...

Sheriff Steven Tompkins should have taken a stand against Donald Trump. That way the indicted sheriff of Suffolk County could have made himself a victim of Trump’s attack on democracy the way fellow ...