\n Posted on: August 17, 2024, 11:24h.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n
\n Last updated on: August 17, 2024, 11:24h.\n <\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nTiffany Henyard, the self-described \u201csupermayor\u201d of Dolton and the supervisor of Thornton Township, the second most populated township in Illinois<\/a>, has been cut off by the state comptroller\u2019s office.<\/span><\/p>\n Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Friday that the state is freezing $135,000 owed to the Village of Dolton until Henyard becomes transparent about her spending of taxpayer money. Henyard is under federal investigation<\/a> for reckless and lavish spending on personal matters on the village\u2019s dime.<\/span><\/p>\n Among her many questionable expenses was a first-class roundtrip to Las Vegas<\/a> last year where she ran up over $10,000 in casino resort, hotel room, and dining expenses. <\/span>Mendoza said she\u2019s withholding Dolton\u2019s $135K check until the village submits financial records as required by state law.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWhen municipalities around Illinois are having legitimate problems filing their annual reports with us, based on staffing or other issues, we earnestly work with them to get them into compliance,\u201d Mendoza said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n Dolton is different. The mayor\u2019s office has refused to communicate with us or address the problem. If Mayor Henyard refuses to follow state law, my office will use the tools at our disposal to safeguard the interests of Dolton\u2019s citizens,\u201d Mendoza stated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mendoza reports that her office hasn\u2019t received a financial filing from Dolton since 2021. Annual reports for 2022 and 2023 are delinquent, Mendoza explained.<\/span><\/p>\n Mendoza is keeping so-called \u201coffset\u201d funds from Dolton, which the state issues to townships and municipalities annually that are collected from things like traffic fines, income tax refunds, and lottery winnings. Dolton received $120K last year.<\/span><\/p>\n Henyard\u2019s alleged reckless spending, which includes a private security detail fit for a U.S. president or royal, has put her in hot water.<\/span><\/p>\n Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is leading a probe into Dolton\u2019s finances on Henyard\u2019s watch.<\/span><\/p>\n A preliminary report raised questions about the mayor regularly using a village credit card at Amazon, Target, Walgreens, Wayfair, and other retailers. She spent $33K on Amazon with the village credit card alone. Investigators believe the mayor has spent over $1 million of taxpayer money on herself and her closest allies.<\/span><\/p>\n Dolton\u2019s population is only about 20K people. More than 20% live in poverty with the average median income at just $24K.<\/span><\/p>\n Henyard, meanwhile, is paying herself $270K annually and has proposed that the next mayor be paid only $25K, something her critics say is designed to fend off opponents from seeking the mayor\u2019s seat.<\/span><\/p>\n Henyard\u2019s 2023 Las Vegas trip with an entourage of 13 raised many eyebrows.<\/span><\/p>\n One of her top supporters is Dolton Trustee Andrew Holmes, a community activist who allegedly sexually assaulted<\/a> a now-former township employee on the Las Vegas trip<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The woman, Fenia Dukes, was on the trip as one of Henyard\u2019s assistants. She alleged in a lawsuit she was raped by Holmes in a casino hotel room, a claim that Dolton police officer Byron Miles who was also on the trip supported in the legal filing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The officer said Holmes called him bragging about hooking up with the assistant. On FaceTime, he panned the camera to show the partially dressed woman lying in the bed. The officer said in the complaint he could not tell if the woman consented.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Tiffany](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TIFFANY-HENYARD-858x572.jpg\")
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