TAMPA, Fla. - Two captains with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office have been terminated due to an academic cheating investigation, according to the agency.

HCSO confirmed that Captain Zuleydis Stearns and Captain Marvin Johnson were let go.

Johnson was the deputy commander for HCSO's patrol operations. Stearns oversaw its communications and records setion.

An HCSO spokesperson stated that the sheriff is unable to make additional comments until the investigation is complete.

The backstory:

At the end of July, Chief Deputy Anthony Collins resigned four days after the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office received a tip containing the allegations.

Sheriff Chad Chronister said on July 19 that the sheriff's office received an email from Collins' wife. In the email, she alleged t

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