Perullo has operated behind the scenes in Democratic politics for decades, starting a consulting firm that pioneered the use ...

Healey said Tompkins “made the right decision by stepping down," but has yet to call for his resignation from the Suffolk ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has stepped down from his role as chairman of the Roxbury Community College Board of ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who faces a federal extortion indictment, has resigned his post on the Board of ...

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 resigned from the Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees, where he serves as chair ...

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

Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested in Florida after a federal grand jury indicted him on two counts of extortion.

Massachusetts Sheriff Steven Tompkins, a key Democratic player, faces federal corruption charges over a cannabis extortion ...

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.

WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW — Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins’s indictment Friday sent shock waves through Boston-area ...