A former top official in the Norfolk County Sheriff’s office is facing federal extortion charges over accusations he forced jail employees to perform free plumbing and electrical work on his home.
Tom Brady, 53, served as assistant deputy superintendent of jail operations at the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office until earlier this month, when he was terminated.
The case concerns a time period from December 2021 through November 2022, according to the U.S Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts. In the first incident in late 2021, Brady is accused of ordering a maintenance officer at the sheriff’s office to install a new showerhead at his home during work hours. The officer, fearing for his job, agreed to have Brady drive him to the home, installed the shower head, then had Brady drive him back to work to finish his shift…