A caucus to consider corruption and excessive spending charges against scandal-plagued “supermayor” Tiffany Henyard descended into chaos Monday as clashes broke out between her opponents and supporters in Dolton, Illinois.
small town feud South of Chicago The incident occurred after Dolton trustees voted 4-2 to reinstate former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot over her investigation into Henyard, who has been accused of using village funds as her own piggy bank — charging taxpayers thousands of dollars for her hair and makeup team as well as a lavish trip to Las Vegas.
Police had to break up the altercation, which nearly escalated to violence, as Henyard and the trustees evacuated the room.
Doulton board takes new action against scandal-hit ‘supermajor’ Tiffany Henyard
A meeting meant to consider corruption and excessive spending allegations against scandal-plagued Mayor Tiffany Henyard descended into chaos Monday as fierce clashes broke out between her opponents and supporters. (WFLD)
The city had previously appointed Lightfoot to investigate Henyard, but Dolton’s mayor, who previously insisted “God chose me,” vetoed the move. Henyard had also previously vetoed the board’s request Begin federal investigation He has been charged with gathering information about his alleged expenditure and financial mismanagement.
“We will not allow anyone to stop us or hinder our ability to get to the facts,” Lightfoot said during the meeting, but she was drowned out by Henyard and trustees, who made multiple attempts to speak to her. Fox 32 Chicago Lightfoot’s microphone was also turned off while she tried to speak, according to the report.
The incident followed more than two hours of heated debate as village residents crowded the house to express their grievances against Henyard, and denounce the lack of transparency in the expenditure of village finances.
“You don’t understand until they come and put handcuffs on you,” resident Thelma Gantt said, referring to a separate FBI investigation.
Henyard looked down and ignored most public commentators, Fox 32 reports.
Subsequently, Henyard blamed the media and the political smear campaign it was running for all the commotion.
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Tiffany Henyard dresses are professionally styled by a fashion expert. (stylemebrandon | Instagram/screenshot)
“You guys are following a fantasy, a fabricated story,” Henyard said into his golden microphone.
According to NBC Chicago, Lightfoot continues to work on the investigation, though she has not yet received payment for her work. Her investigation is expected to be completed in 60 days, the outlet reports. Lightfoot initially expected to be paid $400 per hour, but Henyard previously said she would not be paid.
Henyard has brought national attention to the small town of about 21,500. Dolton residents have already called for Henyard’s resignation and arrest.
Earlier in the day, village officials closed the street in front of Village Hall, forcing residents to park their cars a block away and walk.
“You made the elderly and the disabled walk here,” Gant said. “I hope you’re proud of yourself, Tiffany Henyard.”
Henyard has been called ‘The Great Britain’. “America’s Worst Mayor” She has been slammed by critics after allegations of financial misdeeds as well as weaponising police raids. More recently, she has also come under fire for an alleged sexual assault by a colleague during a Vegas trip, where the alleged victim claims she was fired after speaking out. Henyard’s cancer charity is also facing scrutiny.
Fox News Digital previously reported that Henyard is living like a king, with a combined salary of nearly $300,000, more than the state’s governor, and he frequently frequents beauty parlors while the average income for the Illinois town’s 23,000 residents is $24,000.
In April, the FBI issued two federal subpoenas as part of the investigation. Henyard was not served with the subpoenas.
The first case involved the employment records, personnel files and disciplinary reports of 25 Dolton employees, including three police officers and Keith Freeman, the village administrator and Henyard’s top aide. Freeman was charged with bankruptcy fraud.
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (left) and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard. (Getty Images/Dalton Village)
The second subpoena was issued specifically to Freeman, seeking records on all companies associated with him and any possible ties to the village.
In February, it was reported that The FBI was investigating The case against Henyard was filed after six individuals reportedly spoke to the agency about his alleged misconduct, including “business owners, a former village employee and one or more public officials.”
Last month, Dalton board members Provisional mayor appointed Asked to sign village business and pay bills, he said Henyard was absent from 25 special meetings and refused to include certain business on the agenda for regular village meetings.
Henyard has previously appealed to racial politics amid his scandals, declaring during a previous meeting, “You all have false stories, and you should be ashamed of yourselves. You’re all black. You’re all black! And you’re all sitting here and attacking one Black woman in power. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.”
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Mayor Tiffany Henyard posted a video of her meeting with President Biden. (Tiffany Henyard’s Instagram page)
Lightfoot later issued a statement encouraging Hennard to cooperate with her investigation.
“I commend the Dolton Village Board of Trustees for decisively exercising their authority to override Mayor Henyard’s veto and prevent any attempt to block an independent investigation into the matters outlined in the resolution,” the statement said.
“They understand that village residents deserve a transparent and thorough process.”
