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Steven Tompkins, Sheriff and Suffolk County

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.

Opinion

Boston Herald · 3d

Howie Carr: Suffolk ‘High Sheriff’ Steven Tompkins earns his Democrat credentials

Tompkins got his start the way most future jailbird Democrat sheriffs get their start. He was another Democrat hack pol’s driver, appointed to fill a vacancy. And now, just like clockwork, he’s

Boston.com on MSN · 4d

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.

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

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department spent tens of thousands of public dollars on hotel, travel, and food expenses during ...

1don MSN

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 ...

3don MSN

Boston sheriff arrested in Florida for alleged cannabis company extortion scheme

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

4don MSN

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

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

‘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 ...

Crime and politics

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

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