FBI issues subpoena to 'Super Mayor' Tiffany Henyard detailing trip expenses to Las Vegas
Dalton and Thornton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, a self-proclaimed "super mayor" who spent money at a Las Vegas Strip casino last May, was under federal investigation Friday afternoon. FBI subpoena.
Henyard has been accused of serious corruption, costing her and her closest associates more than $1 million in taxpayer money on multiple trips, and a security detail more fitting for a president of the United States than a mayor, as the city Only 20,000 people. On Friday, the FBI raided Dalton Village Hall and issued two subpoenas.
The first subpoena gave federal investigators access to Dalton's financial and employee records. The subpoena was issued after Henyard vetoed an attempt by the Dalton Village Board to investigate the mayor's alleged misuse of funds.
Dalton subsequently hired former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as a special adviser. She was paid $400 an hour while investigating Henyard's expenses.
The second subpoena involves Henyard's top aide, Village Manager Keith Freeman, who is accused of conspiring with the mayor to use taxpayer money for personal use. Freeman was charged with bankruptcy fraud after prosecutors accused him of lying to creditors about his employment status with the city.
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Several Dalton Village board members and local government officials joined the public in calling for Henyard to resign. Among them was attorney Bert Odelson, village of Dalton legislative counsel.
"The 'house of cards' is falling down," Odelson told Fox 32.
Dalton Trustee Tammy Brown agreed.
"We've been begging for months for someone to come here and investigate what's going on," Brown said.
What happened, federal officials revealed in the subpoena, was that Henyard used taxpayer dollars to travel to Las Vegas, Austin, Portland, New York City, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Assumed, the alleged reasons did not play a significant role. On these trips, she flew only first class and stayed at luxury hotels like the Four Seasons in Atlanta and the Fairmont in Austin.
In Las Vegas, she and her crew stayed at Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip. The mayor and her entourage collected $8,500 in fees there and $587 in meals at Ruth's Chris Steak House. A first-class flight from Henyard to Las Vegas costs $3,741.
Henyard's trip to Sin City could end up costing taxpayers more after a city employee on the trip accused a Dalton trustee of sexual assault. A woman who was later fired by Henyard told the mayor she was sexually assaulted by trustee Andrew Holmes after smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol, according to federal law enforcement.
Holmes allegedly had a video call with a Dalton police officer who was traveling with him, showing the woman's partial nudity. The woman said she kept a piece of clothing to prove the attack through forensic evidence.
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Henyard told Dalton board members that their trip to Las Vegas included two administrative assistants, two Dalton police officers, a photographer, a Dalton trustee and two township trustees , the purpose is to participate in the International Shopping Council's exhibition center participated. The trade show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, brings together commercial real estate stakeholders.
WGN Investigate contacted other mayors in the Sandton area to find out if attending such meetings about taxpayer funds is common practice. Mayors explain that this is not the case.
There is certainly no discussion or evidence, past or present, that this or any other trip resulted in a direct benefit to South Holland taxpayers," said South Holland Mayor Don DeGraff, who is based in the Town of Thornton. " In my 30 years as mayor of South Holland, city government has never played a role in attracting or incentivizing new businesses to our community. "
Homewood Mayor Rich Hofield offered a harsher assessment.
"She is an embarrassment to local government," Hohfeld concluded.
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