Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins has paid a $12,300 fine for breaking state ethics law by creating a paid position for his niece and “repeatedly” asking his staff to do his personal errands — the second time he’s been slapped with an ethics violation.
Tompkins, who’s served as sheriff since 2013, signed an agreement admitting to the violations, and he’s paid the agreement, according to the state ethics commission.
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