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The FBI connected Friday served subpoenas successful nan Chicago suburb wherever arguable Mayor Tiffany Henyard has faced accusations of corruption, Fox 32 Chicago reports.
Henyard, nan self-described "supermayor" of Dolton, and Thornton Township Supervisor, has precocious been dubbed the "worst politician successful America" by critics aft being accused of misdeeds ranging from weaponizing constabulary raids to spending payer money connected luxuries successful Las Vegas. Most recently, nan scandal-ridden politician has besides travel nether occurrence for an alleged intersexual battle by 1 of her friends during nan Vegas trip, wherever nan alleged unfortunate claims to person been fired aft speaking out.
On Friday, 4 agents from nan FBI paid a sojourn to Dolton astatine astir 2:30 p.m. wherever they served 2 national subpoenas, according to Fox 32.
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The FBI is reportedly probing misconduct allegations regarding Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard aft a section business proprietor claimed his business was punished for refusing to donate to her event. (FBI photograph by Celal/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The first 1 was for employment records, unit files, and disciplinary reports for 25 Dolton employees, including 3 constabulary officers and Keith Freeman, who is nan colony administrator and Henyard's apical aide. Freeman was charged pinch bankruptcy fraud connected Monday.
The 2nd lawsuit was served specifically for Freeman, asking for records of each companies associated pinch him and imaginable ties to nan village.
"The House of Cards are collapsing," Burt Odelson, who serves arsenic nan Legislative Counsel for nan Village of Dolton Board of Trustees., tells Fox 32. "I deliberation nan authorities is taking action."
The FBI did not supply immoderate much accusation pertaining to nan subpoenas and Henyard herself was not served.
In February, it was reported that nan FBI was investigating nan mayor, arsenic six individuals had reportedly spoken to nan agency astir her alleged misconduct, including "business owners, a erstwhile colony worker and 1 aliases much nationalist officials."
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The Village of Dolton voted to hire erstwhile Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, left, arsenic a "Special Investigator" to look into Henyard's conduct. (Getty Images/Village of Dolton)
Dolton trustee Tammie Brown said she was ecstatic to perceive nan feds are looking around.
"Months and months and months, we person been begging for personification to travel retired present and really analyse arsenic to what's really going connected retired here," Brown said.
The Village of Dolton past week voted to hire erstwhile Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as a "Special Investigator" to look into Henyard's conduct.
It came aft Henyard had vetoed nan board's request to motorboat a national investigation into her alleged misuse of funds.
Lightfoot is being paid $400 an hr to stitchery accusation connected Henyard’s alleged spending and finance mismanagement arsenic good arsenic "any authorities and national violations."
Earlier successful April, Henyard made headlines for being condemned by section Dolton residents, but this Tuesday, she was likewise skewered by residents of nan Thornton township successful a municipality hallway meeting. "Everybody wanted to proceed to beryllium a s---show and not really show facts arsenic it relates to what's really going connected successful our township," she responded.
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Tiffany Henyard has been embroiled successful galore controversies and has faced down her constituents. (Screencap courtesy of video from Fox32)
Henyard has appealed to group authorities amid her scandals before, proclaiming during a erstwhile meeting, "Y’all sewage mendacious narratives retired there, and y’all should beryllium ashamed of y’all selves. Y’all Black. Y’all are Black! And y’all sitting up present beating and attacking connected a Black female that’s successful power. Y’all should beryllium ashamed of y’all selves."
Fox News Digital antecedently reported that Henyard has been surviving for illustration a royal pinch a mixed net of astir $300,000 — much than nan state's politician — and predominant usage of beauty vendors, contempt nan 23,000 residents of nan Illinois municipality having a median income of $24,000.
The politician who insists "God chose me" and met pinch President Biden successful January, has been said to prosecute successful specified chaotic antics it is for illustration a "real life Parks and Rec situation." But her multitudes of alleged misdeeds could yet beryllium catching up to her.
Fox News’ Alexander Hall and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
Michael Dorgan is simply a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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