Tompkins allegedly pressured a company executive for stock, leveraging his role in the company’s licensing process.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested today in Florida and will face federal charges related to an alleged extortion scheme involving a cannabis company in which he was an investor.

The sheriff of Suffolk County was arrested in Florida on Friday and is facing federal charges after he was accused of ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested Friday following an indictment by a federal grand jury on two counts of extortion.Tompkins,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins faces federal extortion charges involving the purchase of an equity interest in a ...

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

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

Federal prosecutors indicted Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins on extortion charges Friday, alleging he pressured a cannabis company executive into a financial deal. State of play: Tompkins, a ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins has been charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a ...

Tompkins was arrested in Florida and is facing federal extortion charges filed by the US attorney's office in Boston.