Massachusetts judge rejects Suffolk Sheriff Steven Tompkins’ bid to toss pot extortion indictment

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins lost his bid to toss his federal pot extortion indictment. A Massachusetts judge on Tuesday rejected Tompkins’ motion to dismiss the indictment, which accuses the ...
Boston Herald

Suffolk sheriff joins other Massachusetts public officials who have fallen by the feds

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins joins a slew of public officials who have fallen into disgrace over the past handful of years, with the group ranging from state lawmakers to a mayor.
Yahoo

Boston Judge Dismisses Over 120 Cases Because There Aren't Enough Public Defense Attorneys

Boston Municipal Court Chief Justice Tracy-Lee Lyons dismissed over 120 cases on Tuesday after a work stoppage among public defense attorneys in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Defendants were released ...
WWLP-22News

Attorney Cartwright sworn in as Suffolk County Clerk of Supreme Judicial Court

BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Allison S. Cartwright, Esq. was sworn in as the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County in a ceremony on Wednesday, making her the first ever African-American and ...
WBUR

Suffolk prosecutors knew ICE would arrest Saugus man on trial, but kept quiet, court recordings show

The arrest last month of a Massachusetts man by a federal immigration agent amid his jury trial in Boston Municipal Court set off a legal and political standoff between state and federal law enforcers ...
The Business Journals

Suffolk County leads Massachusetts wage growth, other counties show mixed results

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min There isn’t much consistency ...