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

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

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

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

Douglas County sheriff’s deputies arrested an 18-year-old Lawrence man early Tuesday after he was allegedly driving 100 mph ...

A Boston-area sheriff could soon face 20 years in prison after being indicted on federal charges that alleged he extorted an area cannabis dispensary.

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

Rorie Susan Woods was arrested at a hotel in Tennessee last week after failing to appear for her Massachusetts trial.

Prosecutors allege Tompkins, who's served as Suffolk County sheriff since 2013, used his official position to threaten a ...

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

Federal prosecutors charge Suffolk County sheriff with corruption after alleged $50,000 extortion scheme involving ...