"These are serious allegations, but until I have more information, I’m not going to comment on it," Gov. Maura Healey said.

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

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

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

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

The article Barnstable Sheriff Brings In DEA Veteran As Chief Of Staff appeared first on Barnstable-Hyannis Patch. CAPE COD, MA — The Barnstable County Sheriff's Office is bringing in a Chief of Staff ...

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested on federal extortion charges after allegedly pressuring a cannabis company executive into a $50,000 stock deal.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins resigned from the Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees, where he serves as chair, days after he was arrested in Florida on charges that he extorted a ...