The former deputy superintendent for the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office, who allegedly had employees conduct free plumbing repairs at his home during work hours, has been indicted on federal extortion charges.

A federal grand jury indicted Tom Brady, 53, of Norwood, in connection with an alleged extortion scheme to force subordinate employees to perform free labor at his residence, according to Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley.

Brady is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court in Boston this afternoon at 2:30 after being arrested this morning. He was fired earlier this month from the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office, which he had been with since 1996.

Charging documents allege that Brady used his official position as the assistant deputy superintendent for jail operations to order two maintenance officers, who held subordinate positions with the office, to perform home repairs at his Norwood home during and after work hours between December 2021 and mid-November 2022.

In 2023, Brady was promoted to serve as the deputy superintendent at the House of Correction in Dedham.

The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission has also accused Brady of violating the conflict of interest law. The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office sent him a termination notice for “failure to meet expectations and standards.”

Brady resigned on May 8, a day before his termination would go into effect on May 9. His annual base pay hit $138,122 last year, and he took home more than $146,000 for the year with leave buyback and other pay.

In the first four months of this year, Brady took home more than $138,000 due to nearly $82,000 in leave buyback.

The federal grand jury indicted Brady on four counts of extortion and three counts of use of interstate facilities to commit bribery and extortion.

Charging documents detail the alleged instances in which Brady forced subordinate employees to perform work for free at his home, including in late 2021 when he is accused of ordering a maintenance officer to install a new showerhead.

“Because of Brady’s position and authority,” a release from Foley’s office states, “(the) maintenance officer feared that if they refused Brady’s request, Brady would use his official position and authority to negatively affect (their) job position at NCSO – including the possibility of causing (them) to lose their preferred shift schedule, position and/or employment.”

The officer allegedly “complied with Brady’s order and Brady drove (the officer) to his residence to install the showerhead, during NCSO work hours. Brady then allegedly drove Maintenance Officer A back to NCSO to continue their workday.”

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