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The police officer who unintentionally shared an image of a deceased teenager on his Instagram account last year has been suspended due to involvement in a gambling and corruption scandal, according to police reports.

Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez was arrested on Thursday morning and booked into jail on charges of racketeering.

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Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez in his mugshot after being booked into the Lake County JailCredit: Lake County Jail

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that Lopez was detained amid a large-scale probe into an unlawful gambling ring and a public corruption operation.

Officials said Lopez was suspended from his role as he’s held in the Lake County Jail in Tavares, Florida, which is a suburb of Orlando.

This isn’t the first time Loepz has made headlines for a public scandal.

In the previous year, Lopez faced criticism after mistakenly uploading a photo of Madeline Soto’s body during the police investigation into the 13-year-old’s passing.

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