TAMPA, Fla. - One of Hillsborough County's highest-ranking deputies has resigned amid allegations of academic cheating.

Now-former Chief Deputy Anthony Collins announced his resignation at the end of July, four days after the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office received a tip containing the allegations.

What we know:

Sheriff Chad Chronister said on July 19 that the sheriff's office received an email from Collins' wife. In the email, she alleged that Collins had paid someone to help him complete coursework for training classes at the FBI National Academy.

The email contained screenshots of email correspondence between Collins and what Chronister determined to be a "paper writer." In one of the emails, the "paper writer" stated, "Here is the paper. It meets the guidelines and requir

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