The Gateway Pundit has reported extensively on allegations and investigations in opposition to Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard dubbed ‘the worst mayor in America.’
Whereas investigations are nonetheless ongoing, Henyard determined spending on a lavish occasion that was sparsely attended appeared like a terrific thought.
Henyard reportedly spent $85,000 on a celebration that featured R&B singer Keke Wyatt and rapper J. Vacation in August that, in keeping with media experiences, solely 70 individuals attended.
WGN Investigates experiences:
Information present Keke Wyatt was paid $30,000 to sing for half-hour. J. Vacation was paid $20,000 for a half-hour set. The township spent $6,600 to hire inflatable bounce homes. Different prices billed to township taxpayers embrace every part from comedians to a sound system, employees to tools and convey the entire to not less than $85,769.
“I used to be flabbergasted,” mentioned Lansing resident Jennifer Robertz when instructed of the prices. “I used to be pissed off. That’s my cash. That’s the individuals’s cash.”
Henyard has been under FBI investigation for abusing her energy after she shut down companies that didn’t donate to her marketing campaign.
In March, Henyard reportedly vetoed an investigation, unanimously authorised by The Dolton Village Board, into allegations that she misused funds for lavish bills and a expensive $1 million safety element.
Residents hired failed former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to investigate, and when Lightfoot offered the findings, there have been audible gasps on the extent of the accusations of reckless spending, together with spending $40,000 at Amazon in someday.
The report revealed that Dolton has a deficit of not less than $3.6 million, with greater than $6 million in extra checks owed to village distributors that it could actually’t afford to pay.
Additional, Lightfoot revealed that the village hasn’t complied with state regulation by submitting annual monetary experiences.
The village’s common fund, which pays nearly all of its bills, went from a multimillion-dollar surplus to a deficit of almost $5 and a half million in simply two years.
One among Henyard’s former assistants additionally accused Henyward of ‘unethical and predatory behavior.’