BOSTON —

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is scheduled to face a federal judge on Thursday afternoon in an extortion case involving his alleged stock dealings with a Boston-based cannabis company.

Tompkins, 67, of Boston, was arrested on Aug. 8 in the Southern District of Florida, United States Attorney Leah Foley's office announced. He was indicted on two counts of extortion under color of official right. Latest Forecast

° F FEELS LIKE

HOURLY

DAILY RADAR TRAFFIC

His initial appearance and arraignment in Boston Federal Court are scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

Tompkins, who was first appointed sheriff in 2013, has served successive six-year terms. He leads a department of approximately 1,000 employees with correctional facilities in Boston at the House of Correction and th

See Full Page