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

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

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

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

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

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins joins a slew of public officials who have fallen into disgrace over the past ...

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

Sheriff Steven Tompkins is accused of using his position to extort a cannabis company for discounted shares of its stock ...

When it comes to some Massachusetts state officials, if you give them a P-card, they will spend. A lot. What they’re spending ...

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

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