OAN’s James Myers
8:49 AM – Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been tasked with investigating Tiffany Henyard, the mayor of Dalton, Illinois, who has been accused of misappropriating taxpayer funds and other corruption charges while in office.
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Lightfoot, who lost re-election last year, claiming she only lost because she was a “black American woman,” has been hired for $400 an hour to investigate the controversial mayor.
“Lightfoot’s to-do list is long, including finding millions of dollars in unpaid bills for the Village of Dalton and a village-funded trip to Las Vegas for Henyard and several trustees and village staff last year. Things like planning a trip.” ABC7 Chicago report.
Dolton City Trustee Jason House said Lightfoot should investigate “any allegations of wrongdoing and any internal investigations, if any, in addition to violations of state and federal law in the Village.” Ta.
“As someone who has made good governance the cornerstone of my career as a public servant, I am committed to maintaining the trust of the people I serve and making decisions that are in their best interests,” Lightfoot said in a statement Monday night. We recognize that it is essential.”
“I bring expertise to leading these types of investigations and understand the complex challenges of governance. I intend to follow the facts without bias and will reserve comment until the work is complete. .”
The Dalton Village Board voted to hire Lightfoot Monday night at a private meeting held at park district facilities off-site rather than at Dalton Village Hall.
Monday night’s vote came after four members of the Dalton Board of Trustees proposed hiring Lightfoot as additional legislative counsel to investigate Henyard.
The investigation is based on events that began with a taxpayer-funded “economic development” trip to Las Vegas in May 2023.
According to the board, upon his return, Henyard “failed to provide the board with any reports regarding potential economic development or other events occurring in Las Vegas.”
Mayor Dalton also accused Henyard of misusing federal COVID-19 relief funds, hiring contractors without following proper procedures, and overpaying vendors without board approval. He also faces allegations that he received campaign contributions from specially selected vendors.
Additionally, the investigation revealed that the board later learned that “serious sexual assault allegations” had been made against a board trustee while in Las Vegas by an anonymous former employee of Dalton, and that Mr. Henyard and It also says other members of the administration “made significant efforts to engage in wrongdoing.” concealing and concealing allegations of sexual misconduct and reports of sexual misconduct; ”
Meanwhile, Haynard, who earns $300,000 a year as mayor and has acknowledged the city is $2 million in the red, has said he can veto the board’s vote on the ongoing investigation. There is.
Henyard has repeatedly refused to resign despite repeated requests for his resignation.
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