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Controversial Democrat mayor under investigation after

wild tirades, police raids, lavish spending
Mayor Tiffany Henyard said to be under investigation by the FBI, Village of Dolton Trustees
By Alexander Hall Alexa Moutevelis
, Fox News

Published February 26, 2024 5:00am EST

FBI probing Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard misconduct allegations: FOX 32

FOX 32 reports there is new information indicating the FBI has launched an investigation into controversial Dolton Mayor and Thornton Township Supervisor
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Democratic Mayor Tiffany Henyard of the small Village of Dolton, Illinois, has made
national headlines in recent weeks for being accused of weaponizing police in retaliatory
business raids and spending taxpayer money on luxurious trips. Now she is facing
investigation by the Dolton Trustees as well as the FBI.

In a special meeting Thursday night, a four-trustee majority "voted unanimously to call for
an investigation into Henyard and what they say is the misuse of funds," FOX 32 reported.
Dolton Trustees slammed the mayor for having "disgraced this entire village" and being a
"stain on our community."

Earlier this week it was reported that the FBI is investigating the mayor, as six individuals
have reportedly spoken to the agency about her alleged misconduct, including "business
owners, a former village employee and one or more public officials."

The self-proclaimed "Super Mayor," who insists "God chose me" and met with President
Biden in January, has been said to engage in such wild antics it is like a "real life Parks and
Rec situation." But her multitudes of alleged misdeeds could finally be catching up to her.

DEMOCRATIC MAYOR ACCUSED OF ANTICS SO WILD SHE DESERVES HER OWN TV

SHOW: 'REAL LIFE PARKS & REC SITUATION'

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard has faced numerous controversies in the past few weeks since she met with President
Biden, ranging from fiery tirades in public meetings to allegedly weaponizing police against businesses that refused to
donate to her causes of choice. (Village of Dolton YouTube channel )

Henyard and her allies’ history of suspicious taxpayer

spending
From first-class flights to Las Vegas to beauty vendors, Henyard is frequently called out by
her colleagues for questionable spending of taxpayers' money, possibly for her own
benefit. She makes $285,000 from her positions both as Dolton mayor and Thornton
township supervisor.

Henyard reportedly has a $224,000 a year salary as township supervisor alone, but has put
forth an ordinance to cut the salary of any non-incumbent supervisor to $25,000.

Municipal attorney Burt Odelson, said to represent Henyard's political opposition,

condemned this as "so illegal in so many ways," telling FOX 32 such conduct "violates so
many tenets of the law."

Aside from her personal income, the way she allegedly uses the town’s money has been a
consistent source of controversy. While Henyard has denied using village credit cards,
WGN Investigates said it obtained copies of the township’s credit card statements
indicating village officials spent more than $24,000 at restaurants during a 12-month span,
as well as $3,741 just on Henyard taking a round trip flight to Las Vegas.

Henyard is also well-known for using a makeup artist, hairdresser and stylist before public
appearances and photoshoots. Residents complain she puts up town billboards to
promote herself personally, and she has produced music videos that feature city workers,
such as police dancing or boosting her image by being in the background as she lip-syncs
songs.

Tiffany Henyard gets her hair and makeup professionally done. (stylemebrandon | Instagram/screenshot)

CONTROVERSIAL MAYOR POSTS VIDEO WITH BIDEN JUST DAYS AFTER RIPPING
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Accusations of weaponizing police raids, political

retaliation
On Tuesday, a Dolton-based U-Haul rental and trucking business owner named Lawrence
Gardner told FOX 32 he went to the FBI out of frustration that the Village of Dolton would
not renew his business license. He claims he has suffered from harassment, a raid on his
business and was shut down by Dolton police. Gardner believes it is retaliation after he
refused to donate to a civic event sponsored by Henyard.

FOX 32 reported Wednesday that multiple bars in the town were raided by police the day
after the news team visited the businesses amid allegations their licenses were being held
up for political reasons. The raids reportedly occurred mere hours after FOX 32’s report
about the alleged FBI investigation into Henyard’s conduct was released.

Employees and owners of the bars reportedly claimed "it's part of an ongoing campaign of
harassment by Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard" and that "Their business licenses have been
stripped by Dolton, but they've continued to operate with a state license."

Tammie Brown, a Dolton Trustee, was quoted in the same report as saying the raids were
a warning to other businesses, "I'm sure that they were asked to donate [to Henyard], make
a donation, and most likely they didn't make a donation. So you don't get a chance to stay
open if you don't pay the queen's ransom."

Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard poses with her local police force in a music video. (Village of Dolton music video)

The Village of Dolton defended the legitimacy of the raids in a statement to FOX 32,
arguing both businesses had their liquor licenses previously revoked, and had "a history of
violent incidents."

Spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on

personal police security
In addition to the raids and music videos, Henyard's use of the police as her personal
security has been a source of controversy as well.

Henyard spends hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on security, which effectively

takes police officers off the streets who should be protecting the town, Dolton Trustee
Brittney Norwood said.

"Ithink that she spends the money on security because she just loves it. She likes the
thought of being surrounded by police officers. think it makes her feel more important,"
I

Norwood said. "The police are simply working under her instructions, but it's also sad. It's
sad because we need the police patrolling the streets, and they're with her instead."

Former Dolton Police Chief Robert Collins, who was fired by Henyard, also slammed the
mayor for maintaining a security detail of "several officers" whom he argues could be out
fighting crime, but are instead "sent out to run errands, do pick-ups, do drop-offs."

Cancer charity crackdown and questions

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is reportedly cracking down on "The Tiffany
Henyard CARES Foundation" which, per the acronym, stands for Cancer And Remission
Empowering Survivors.

The Chicago Tribune on Thursday reported that Henyard’s charity "has been told by the
Illinois attorney general’s office to stop soliciting or accepting contributions, and that it
must register with the state." The same outlet summarized that the mayor was told her
charity "is not in good standing and states the attorney general has sent multiple letters
advising, among other things, that it is not registered with the state."

The letter reportedly warned that "to avoid further action by this office," the charity must
file a registration statement, copies of financial reports and a list of the organization’s
officers and/or directors by March 13.

Wild tirades and ‘abusive’ rhetoric towards other

officials
Henyard is also infamous for her fiery rhetoric toward the town's trustees in public
meetings.

Fox News Digital reported that Henyard slammed her fellow officials at a meeting in early
February about her spending when she declared, "You all forget I’m the leader. They want
to hear from the mayor. You all ain’t learned that yet. The mayor, not the trustees that don’t
do nothing. They only run their mouth. You all don’t do no work, no work!"

Later during the meeting, Henyard proclaimed, "Y’all got false narratives out there, and y’all
should be ashamed of y’all selves. Y’all Black. Y’all are Black! And y’all sitting up here
beating and attacking on a Black woman that’s in power. Y’all should be ashamed of y’all
selves."

Norwood told Fox News Digital in an interview, "I feel as if I'm in a dictatorship."

She added, "The way she talks [to the trustees] I sometimes feel as if I'm in a mentally
abusive relationship… I've learned to expect her to be disrespectful. She's like a bully."

Norwood is party to a lawsuit that accused the mayor of actions that amounted to "fraud,"
according to a complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital.

Henyard was sued for alleged financial wrongdoing by Dolton Trustees on Dec. 23.

"The Defendant’s actions as alleged constitute a fraud upon the residents and taxpayers of
the Village," the lawsuit states. It added, the extent of the financial wrongdoing could be
more extensive than is currently alleged as Henyard was allegedly concealing the
information from the trustees.

Henyard, the Village of Dolton, and police department did not respond to requests for
comment.

Fox News' Hannah Grossman contributed to this report.

Alexander Hall is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to
Alexander.hall@fox.com.

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