Overview

• He is scheduled to appear at 2:30 p.m. at the John J. Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston for his first Massachusetts hearing since the indictment.
• Tompkins faces two counts of extortion under color of official right, with each charge carrying a potential sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison.
• The indictment alleges he bought $50,000 in stock before a cannabis company’s IPO and later demanded repayment when the shares fell, receiving five checks labeled as loan repayments or company expenses.
• Prosecutors describe leverage tied to a state-required “positive impact” plan involving a partnership with the sheriff’s office; the indictment does not name the company, though reporting has linked it to Ascend.
• He was arrested by the FBI on Aug. 8 in Florida and released on $200,000 bail with orders to return to Massachusetts, and he remains in office with no removal action initiated by state leaders.