There may be a few empty seats around the festive table this December at Mayor Michelle Wu’s annual no-whites-need-apply ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins faces federal extortion charges involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins smiled as he arrived to court Thursday. His lawyer proclaimed his innocence. “He’s ...

The sheriff's lawyer vigorously defended his client outside the courthouse, citing his "lifetime dedicated to law enforcement ...

Tompkins was charged with pressuring owners of a cannabis company by threatening to revoke a partnership with his office, ...

Prosecutors say the Suffolk County Sheriff used his post to get stock in a cannabis company — and then demand the return of ...

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 pleaded not guilty to corruption charges Thursday at federal court in Boston, with his ...

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

An attempted murder suspect sought by the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office has killed himself, according to Sheriff Leroy Ravenell.

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 ...