FBI authorities provided According to Fox 32, the subpoena was served at Dalton Village Hall in Illinois on Friday afternoon as Mayor Tiffany Henyard (D) filed corruption charges.
Breitbart News reported Monday that Henyard was recently named “America’s Worst Mayor” for his problematic spending habits and abuse of power.
The outlet noted that she is also accused of covering up an alleged sexual assault by one of her co-workers against another employee.
The FBI acknowledged in a recent statement that it was conducting “court-authorized law enforcement operations” in the area on Friday, but said Justice Department policy prevents the FBI from commenting on the nature of the investigation. There is.
FBI subpoenas scandal-plagued ‘super mayor’ Tiffany Henyard in suburban Chicago https://t.co/XbpUkqeBO8
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 20, 2024
The Fox 32 article continued:
Four FBI agents visited Dalton around 2:30 p.m. and served two federal subpoenas. The first was employment records, personnel files, and disciplinary reports for three police officers and 25 Dalton employees, including Keith Freeman. Mr. Freeman, the village administrator, was charged Monday with bankruptcy fraud.
The second subpoena was specifically served on Freeman and asked for records of all businesses associated with Freeman and possible ties to the village.
Breitbart News reported that during a February meeting with local officials, Henyard became enraged when asked about the issue that has brought her so much criticism.
She said, “You should all be ashamed of yourselves. You’re all black. You’re all black. And you’re sitting here beating up and attacking black women who are in power. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.”
“Folks, forget that I’m the leader. They want to hear from the mayor. If you haven’t learned it yet, the mayor. No, you don’t work or work,” she said. Added:
After federal authorities served the subpoena, Henyard answered In a social media post, she wrote, “Dear clowns, it’s part of the circus. Misery needs company, I pray for you all.” She added, “Stop chasing fake news. ” he added.
“Now, let’s share this,” she continued.
A week after her aides were indicted and the FBI subpoenaed Dalton Village Hall, here’s Tiffany Henyard’s reaction… https://t.co/HDCejTrlJj pic.twitter.com/Bj6lVT7mSr
— Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyTV) April 20, 2024
Meanwhile, Bart Odelson, legislative counsel for Dalton’s board, said it may be difficult for agents to obtain the documents they are looking for.
He explained that the clerk is the custodian of the records, but that she does not have those documents because they were reportedly taken from her.
Dalton Village Trustee Britney Norwood Said She and other officials told reporters: “We’ve been asking for someone to come out here and save us.”
“There’s a lot of spending that we don’t really know about, and we’ve been looking for answers,” she concluded.
