Collins resigned in July after his wife reported him for academic dishonesty and shared these emails which eight on your side obtained. They show Collins corresponded with a man who he had hired named Robert Roash to complete his coursework at the FBI National Academy. >> So, let me get this straight. If you cheat on a test, you fail. If your kid cheats on a test, they get suspended. But if you're a high-ranking sheriff's official, you resign quietly, keep your pension warm, and everyone pretends this is about stress. Amazing system we've built here. This story comes out of Hillsboro County Sheriff's Office in Florida, where a captain resigned and two colonels stepped down after an academic cheating investigation. Not bribery, not planting evidence, not beating someone on body cam, cheating on schoolwork. You know, the thing they tell children builds character. First, new signs of turmoil at the Hillsboro County Sheriff's Office after two top [music] officials stepped down. 8 on your side is learning more high-ranking staff members are under investigation. Two more top officials at the Hillsboro County Sheriff's Office are facing internal investigations. >> Yeah. This comes after the AY's former chief deputy admitted to hiring a man to help him complete his coursework. And inside Britney Mueller explains the latest probe is tied to that man who was hired. >> A shakeup at the Hillsboro County Sheriff's Office. It comes after former Chief Deputy Anthony Collins resigned four months into his historic promotion. He paid somebody to do his coursework at the prestigious FBI National Academy. >> And here's where it gets awkward. This didn't come to light because of an audit, not an internal review, not integrity checks. It came out because his own wife reported him. Let that sink in. The system didn't catch this. Leadership didn't catch this. Internal affairs didn't catch this. The closest accountability mechanism turned out to be a spouse. Stick around because once you see what they were actually saying behind the scenes, the resignations make a lot more sense. >> Collins resigned in July after his wife reported him for academic dishonesty and shared these emails which ate on your side obtained. They show Collins corresponded with a man who he had hired named Robert Roash to complete his coursework at the FBI National Academy. One email from Roash to Collins reads, "All working class should be done. Do we have anything else due that I may have missed?" In another email, Roash writes, "Here's our paper. It meets the guidelines and requirements without focusing too much on the personal." >> This matters because these are the same people who tell juries, "Trust us. Believe the report. Officers don't lie. Yet here, honesty only showed up when the badge couldn't stop it and when loyalty hit a limit at home. >> Apologize. He said he would never do anything out of his love for me out of respect for me to dishonor uh his position at the office. >> Now, eight on your side is learning that Roash allegedly had contact with three other sheriff's office officials. And you may have guessed by now, this wasn't just one person acting alone. Investigators confirmed that three other highranking sheriff's officials had direct contact with Robert Roush. Not once, not accidentally, not oops, wrong number contact. And let's be clear, these weren't patrol deputies. These weren't trainees. These were command staff, people who supervise others, people who decide discipline, people who lecture subordinates about ethics and honesty, which means this wasn't a lone lapse in judgment. This was normalized behavior because cheating doesn't spread unless it's tolerated or quietly understood or casually encouraged. And yet, no criminal referrals, no outside prosecutor, no independent agency, just resignations, quiet exits, and the reassuring promise that the sheriff's office has looked into itself. Colonels Michael Hannerford and Chris Rule, as well as Captain Laura Rivera. The sheriff's office says Rivera put in her resignation on Thursday amid allegations she had paid Roash to write her captain's project for her. Rivera was the deputy division commander for the AY's professional standards bureau. According to the sheriff's office website, Hannifford supervises the department of patrol services while rule oversees the department of support services. HCSO says years ago they allegedly hired Roash for help. For Hannerford, that was for writing a report relating to a project and for rule on a research paper for a class with FDLE. At this time, a sheriff's office spokesperson says both are under an internal affairs investigation to determine if that communication violated any of their policies. They have not been suspended. Sheriff Chad Kronister shared this message. Our community can be reassured that when we receive any allegation of misconduct by a member of our office, I will not stop until I uncover any and all wrongdoing and that the consequence will be swift regardless of the individual or position they hold. We reached out to Roish, but we have not yet heard back. And just for fun, another commander, Major James Jackson, who ran court operations, suddenly retired right when an unrelated internal investigation landed on his desk. Nothing to do with the cheating scandal, we're told, just procedural overlaps and offduty hours. But hey, when you start seeing multiple leaders exiting stage left, it kind of feels like a team meeting where everyone suddenly remembers a dentist appointment. >> On top of all of that, the district commander of court operations retired on Thursday. HCSO says upon notification of an internal affairs investigation unrelated to any cheating on FBI coursework into Major James Jackson, he retired. Due to the ongoing investigation, we cannot provide further comment. Lots of questions here still remain. >> Again, no conspiracy theories required, just a very consistent pattern. When leaders resign instead of being disciplined, when investigations stay internal, and when accountability only appears after someone outside the badge forces it, that's not transparency. That's damage control with better lighting. And if this story felt familiar, it's because it keeps happening, just with different names and the same excuses. If you want more breakdowns that follow the facts instead of the press releases, hit subscribe. Because accountability doesn't start inside these departments. It starts when people keep watching.