TAMPA - Two Hillsborough County Sheriff's colonels have resigned in response to an ongoing internal investigation.

The Sheriff's Office confirmed that Colonel Christopher Rule and Colonel Michael Hannaford resigned on October 17.

FOX 13 has reached out to HCSO to learn more about the investigation, but we have not heard back.

"The internal investigation into the allegations will continue until its conclusion, and we will release the findings once they are complete," said the sheriff's office.

The backstory:

These resignations come in the wake of a former chief deputy resigning amid allegations of academic cheating.

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.

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