Who exactly can remove Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins or place him on suspension while he faces federal corruption ...

Since starting his second full term in January 2023, Tompkins has relied heavily on donations from those who work for him.

Tompkins, who has held the sheriff’s seat for more than a decade, was arrested in Florida last week with federal prosecutors ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins is scheduled to appear in court next week for an arraignment after he was arrested ...

Tompkins' image took a big hit last week when FBI agents arrested him in Florida and federal prosecutors charged him with ...

Prosecutors allege that the sheriff used his position to elbow his way into the marijuana executive's nascent pot firm.

In Massachusetts, the perp walk only occurs outside the federal courthouse, because another tradition in the Commonwealth is that the local prosecutors will never, ever, under any circumstances arrest ...

One possible explanation for this silence is that the big names in Massachusetts politics firmly believe in the presumption ...

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

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

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 ...