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Suffolk County sheriff steps down from RCC Board of Trustees position amid federal extortion charges
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has stepped down from his role as chairman of the Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees.Tompkins, 67,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
Suffolk County Sheriff Indicted for Alleged Extortion of Cannabis Company
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkin was charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company by federal authorities last week.
Facing corruption charges, Suffolk Sheriff Tompkins resigns from Roxbury Community College board
Steven Tompkins, a ubiquitous presence in state and local Democratic circles, has been charged with two counts of extortion under color of official right.
Embattled Suffolk Co. sheriff resigns from community college board
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who faces a federal extortion indictment, has resigned his post on the Board of Trustees for Roxbury Community College. “Please accept this letter as my formal resignation effective August 12,
Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins resigns from college board amid extortion charges
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 Boston-based cannabis company.
Mass. sheriff charged with extortion resigns from Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has resigned from the Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees after federal authorities arrested him on extortion charges in Florida.
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Boston Sheriff accused of extorting $50K from cannabis company by using his position

Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins is facing an extortion charge after he allegedly demanded a refund from an executive of a cannabis ...

Suffolk Sheriff Tompkins’s office dropped tens of thousands on trips over last year

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‘Corruption’ or ‘just cheap’? Mixed reactions to sheriff’s extortion charges

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

Boston area sheriff alleged to have extorted cannabis company for $50,000: court records

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.

As GOP piles on, Gov. Healey says she needs to ‘know more’ about arrested Suffolk Co. sheriff

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

Sheriff charged with extorting $50,000 from marijuana business in Boston

According to federal court documents, Tompkins had used his position as sheriff to force his way into buying pre-IPO (initial ...

‘He casts a wide swath.’ Sheriff Steven Tompkins has long loomed large in Boston, Democratic political circles

Steven Tompkins’s indictment, and subsequent arrest Friday in Florida, quickly sent reverberations through Boston and ...
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Massachusetts sheriff indicted for allegedly extorting cannabis retailer

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

Massachusetts sheriff arrested on charges of pressuring cannabis company over stock purchase

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Boston police arrest 13 in human trafficking bust near Mass. and Cass

The Boston Police Department said its mission is to “reduce fear, enhance public safety, and improve the quality of life for ...