Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company by federal authorities last week.

Federal prosecutors say the 67-year-old Boston official pressured a cannabis company for pre-IPO stock shares, then demanded refunds when prices dropped.

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After being arrested on extortion charges earlier this month, Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is due in court on Thursday.

A Massachusetts sheriff accused of extorting an executive at a cannabis company so he could own stock in the business, then ...

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Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Sheriff Steven Tompkins has been indicted for allegedly extorting a Boston cannabis company.

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

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