Steven Tompkins

Steven Tompkins

Title	Sheriff
Affiliation	Suffolk County Sheriff's Department
Links	Wikipedia

Steven Tompkins is the Sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was a guest at multiple AIPAC conferences, and he received free trips to Israel on at least three occasions. In addition, he committed multiple ethics violations, and he was indicted (and then acquitted) of extortion charges.

Disclosures

• Sep 21, 2015 disclosure ADL Counter-Terrorism Seminar in Israel, Nov 8-17, 2015. Training with Israel National Police, IDF, and intelligence services. ~$3,000.
• Oct 6, 2017 disclosure AIEF New England Progressive Leaders Education Seminar, Nov 12-18, 2017 in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Ginosar. $11,982.51.
• Feb 20, 2018 disclosure AIPAC Policy Conference 2018, Mar 3-6 in Washington DC. $1,864.30.
• Sep 14, 2018 disclosure AIPAC Policy Conference, Sep 15-17, 2018 in Washington DC. $1,110.20.
• Mar 25, 2019 disclosure AIPAC Policy Conference 2019, Mar 23-26 in Washington DC. $1,924.13.
• Feb 27, 2020 disclosure AIPAC Policy Conference 2020, Feb 29-Mar 3 in Washington DC. Speaker on “Expanding the Pro-Israel Movement Across Communities” panel. $1,458.81.
• Aug 7, 2023 disclosure NBEC African American Leadership Seminar in Israel, Aug 6-12, 2023. Meetings in Ramallah, Gaza, and Jerusalem. Airfare $2,260.37.

Links

• Jun 1, 2018 post by Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department on Facebook “Sheriff Steven Tompkins… recently welcomed Israel Police and Public Security Ministry Attaché to North America Commander Yitzhak Almog to the House of Correction. Commander Almog, joined by leadership members of the Consulate General of Israel to New England, visited the facility to learn more about reentry and the quality programs provided to inmates.”
• Feb 9, 2019 post by AIPAC on Facebook “AIEF trip alum Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins opened up the 5th annual AIPAC On Campus Progressive Student Retreat this evening.”
• Indicted Sheriff Steven Tompkins and Israel “he really loves getting free trips from the Israel lobby”
• Giving a Voice to Progressive Students: A YU Delegation at AIPAC’s Progressive Retreat (archive link) “Our first speaker was Sheriff Steven Tompkins, Sheriff of Suffolk County in Massachusetts.”
• AIPAC 2020: Breakout #8- “Defying the Trend: Expanding the Pro-Israel Movement Across Communities” (YouTube) panel with Steven Tompkins

Events

Instances where Steven Tompkins showed support for the State of Israel at events with Israeli officials, flags, or pro-Israel advocacy