The former Deputy Superintendent at the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office is accused of extortion and forcing his subordinates to perform free labor at his house during their public work shifts, the U.S. Attorney said.
Thomas Brady, 53, of Norwood, was arrested on Wednesday morning. He has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of extortion and three counts of use of interstate facilities to commit bribery and extortion, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement.
Brady was scheduled to appear in federal court in Boston later Wednesday…