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Boston Sheriff Allegedly Used Position to Extort $50K from Cannabis Company — Now He Faces Federal Charges
Sheriff Steven Tompkins is accused of using his position to extort a cannabis company for discounted shares of its stock
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins federally indicted on extortion charges
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is accused of extorting a cannabis company executive. He was arrested in Florida Friday.
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins indicted for allegedly extorting Boston cannabis company
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has been charged with extortion for his alleged dealings with a Boston-based cannabis company.
Suffolk Sheriff Steven Tompkins federally charged with extorting pot company [read the indictment]
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was arrested this morning in Florida on federal charges that he extorted a Boston cannabis company for pre-IPO stock.
Boston sheriff arrested as FBI alleges he extorted cannabis company
The Suffolk County sheriff was indicted for allegedly extorting early access to $50,000 in equity from a cannabis company seeking to do business in Boston.
Surprise, Surprise: Anti-ICE Sheriff Arrested for Alleged Weed Company Extortion
Steven Tompkins, the sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, allegedly extorted a cannabis company in order to receive favorable investment opportunity access. Tompkins, 67, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of "Extortion Under Color of Official Right,
Sheriffs aren’t supposed to get indicted. But Steve Tompkins just landed on the wrong side of the cell.
Steve Tompkins is, at the moment, a law enforcement official on the wrong side of the law. The longtime Suffolk County ...
I always thought Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard did more for the planet than The North Face’s Doug Tompkins – I was wrong
It turns out that Doug Tompkins not only shared Chouinard’s passion for wild places; he acted on it in an entirely different, ...
DOJ removes Tompkins County, Ithaca from sanctuary jurisdiction lists
Tompkins County was initial placed on a list from the Department of Justice ruling it was not complying with immigration laws, but it has since been removed.
‘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 ...
N.J. cop who broke ‘blue wall’ gets $2.1M in retaliation case
Teaneck Police Department officer Glenn Coley filed a whistleblower lawsuit in 2022 alleging his career was derailed after he ...
Tompkins County real estate: See all homes sold, Aug. 2-Aug. 8
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Tompkins County reported from Aug. 2 to Aug. 8. There were 20 ...
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Candidate filing begins for Davenport city primary election
Davenport is the only city in Scott County that may have a primary election, Tompkins said. The regular city-school election filing period begins on Aug. 25, Tompkins said. More information can be ...
Will Sheriff Steven Tompkins keep his job? The answer may lie in a decades-old old court case.
Any elected official sentenced to state or federal prison time is deemed to have vacated their seat, according to state law.