[[{“value”:”The mayor of a village in Illinois, Tiffany Henyard, is accused of ordering local businesses to close if they do n’t support her political campaign.
Henyard, a previous burger joint owner and politician, was chosen to serve as mayor of the 20,000-person village of Dolton in 2021.
The New York Post reported that Lawrence Gardner, a trucking company owner, shut down his operation for refusing to contribute$ 3,500 to her political campaign.
Residents https ://t.co/JMgWar5hDU pic: Illinois ‘ super mayor Tiffany Henyard uses police to harass adversaries, puts her face on posters across town, and acts like a dictator. twitter.com/DGfbUfCPx5
— February 15, 2024, New York Post ( @nypost )
According to The New York Post:
Gardner claimed to have given Henyard an original donation, but her henchmen kept returning for more.
He said,” I made the payment.” Finally, every year, she began to arrive and demanded the same thing, which caused us to have a problem.
Gardner objected, claiming that the city had yanked his business license and made up accusations that he was selling alcohol improperly.
Who is Nino Brown, exactly? He remarked. She gets them to harass you and will do anything she wants done. She dislikes everyone. You are a problem if you are not following her instructions or acting in accordance with them. She dislikes them.
According to Gardner, Lewis Lacey, the chief of the Henyard and Village of Dolton Police, has prevented dozens of neighborhood businesses from operating as a result of their insufficient payments.
Several locals who claimed they had been harassed by police acting on Henyard’s orders told The Post similar tales.
Belcher added that Robert Collins, a former chief of police in Dolton, admitted to her that the mayor had asked him to target people.
Locals told the outlet that Henyard’s actions resemble those of a movie gangster character, despite the rumors that she attends meetings in that attire.
She was compared to Nino Brown from the 1991 film” New Jack City.”
Tiffany Henyard, the mayor of Illinois, appears to be a movie gangster; according to the public, she actually behaves like one https ://t.co/ChAM7621ks picture. xxFJ9QTyVT on twitter.com
February 16, 2024, New York Post ( @nypost )
Henyard is even accused of lavish spending and misusing public funds.
According to Daily Mail, she caused outrage by allegedly accepting a$ 300,000 salary.
Henyard and Dolton trustees disagreed on extreme spending.
According to WGN News:
From the Daily Mail:
The village board claims that because citizens and trustees are able to review her spending, the issue is one of trust.
Vendors are n’t being paid at the end of the day. Vendors are n’t being paid, despite the board’s approval, according to Dolton trustee Jason House.
Brittney Norwood, a other trustee, continued,” How about you take the initiative and make sure that not only us but also locals and everyone else in America is aware of how the money is being used?”
Mayor Henyard has been contacted by Daily Mail.com for comment.
Henyard is frequently photographed wearing elegant, expensive-looking outfits. She has shared images of herself exiting chauffeur-driven SUVs, and one Instagram post also seemed to show her walking around with a dog full of jewelry.
Fox 32 reports that Henyard, who frequently refers to herself as” God’s favorite,” has now sparked even more outrage by proposing a new law that would cap the salary of the next mayor at$ 25,000 unless she stays in the position.
Some people think the proposal, which has been labeled “illegal,” is an effort to discourage people from opposing her in the 2025 election. Her town’s trustees have then sued her, blaming her forgery and the fact that she withheld fiscal information.
NEW: The first female mayor of a small Illinois village is accused of closing down companies that wo n’t support her campaign.
Tiffany Henyard is portrayed as the movie gangster Nino Brown from” New Jack City” during formal meetings.
She also brought a picture with her. twitter.com/0pbvXLrHmz
February 18, 2024, Unlimited L’s ( @unlimited_ls )
Chicago added FOX 32:
Six of the officers who were periodically assigned to Henyard’s security detail had their work records obtained by FOX 32 after submitting a Freedom of Information Request. According to the records, the officers are paid every two weeks, or 80 hours if there is no overtime.
However, when they are placed on Henyard’s detail, that 80 hours frequently balloons to also over 100 hours. 200 hours of work per pay period are required of another officers. And in May of last year, Officer Terry Young received payment for 303 hours of work over a two-week period.
This led to a single paycheck of more than$ 13,000 per month.
” How?” How does one put in 303 hours of a two-week pay period? Tammy Brown, a Dolton Trustee, was questioned. ” That is not possible. That is not possible. Does he always fall asleep?
Young was never paid for just 33 hours during that time because there are a total of 336 hours in two weeks.
Other security detail officers even accrued overtime pay in the tens of thousands of dollars.
As Henyard went door to door in Dolton giving out water on a 100-degree day in late August, FOX 32 attempted to question her about her police detail. Police, firefighters, common works workers, and two videographers who were recording her trip for Dolton’s Facebook page were all around her.
Henyard disregarded our inquiries.”}]] [[{“value”:”
Tiffany Henyard is the mayor of a village in Illinois. She faces accusations that she will shut down local businesses who refuse to donate to her political campaign.
Henyard is a former burger shop owner who became a politician. He was elected mayor of Dolton in 2021, a village with a population of 20,000.
Lawrence Gardner, a trucking company owner, told The New York Post that she closed his business because he refused to pay $3,500 to her political campaign.
Illinois ‘super mayor’ Tiffany Henyard uses cops to harass enemies, puts face on posters across town ‘like a dictator’: residents https://t.co/JMgWar5hDU pic.twitter.com/DGfbUfCPx5
New York Post (@nypost), February 15, 2024
The New York Post reports on:
Gardner claimed that he had made a donation to Henyard initially, but her minions continued to come back for more.
“I paid the money,” he said. “Every year, she would come and demand the same thing. We had a problem with that.”
Gardner claimed that when he refused to comply, city officials made up false claims that he was selling alcohol illegally and revoked his business license.
“What’s she called?” he asked. “She gets people to harass you for anything she wants. She doesn’t like anyone. You are a problem if you don’t do what she says, if she doesn’t tell you how to do it. She doesn’t like them.”
Gardner said Henyard, and Village of Dolton Chief of Police Lewis Lacey, have blocked dozens of businesses from operating due to their failure to pay the required amounts.
The Post heard many similar stories from locals who claimed that they were harassed by police acting under Henyard’s order.
Belcher said that former Dolton Police Chief Robert Collins told her that the mayor asked him to target certain people.
Henyard is said to attend meetings dressed as a gangster from a film, but locals told The Outlet that her actions are similar.
She was compared with Nino Brown, the character from “New Jack City,” a 1991 film.
Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard dresses like movie gangster, citizens say she acts like one https://t.co/ChAM7621ks pic.twitter.com/xxFj9QTyVT
New York Post (@nypost), February 16, 2024
Henyard is also accused of misusing public funds, and spending extravagantly.
Daily Mail reports she sparked anger for allegedly receiving a $300,000.00 salary.
Henyard and Dolton trustees fought over excessive spending.
WGN News reports
Daily Mail:
The village board claims that the problem is one of trust. Citizens and trustees are unable to verify her spending.
The vendors are not paid,’ said Dolton trustee Jason House. Dolton trustee Jason House stated that the board approved it but vendors were not paid.
Brittney Norwood, a fellow trustee, said: ‘How do you want to be a leader? Bring [proposals] up front so that not only us but also residents and all Americans know how money is spent’
DailyMail.com reached out to Mayor Henyard to get his comments.
Henyard always appears in expensive-looking, tasteful outfits. She has posted pictures of herself getting out chauffeur driven SUVs. One Instagram post appeared to show her with an opulently decorated dog.
Henyard, who refers to herself often as ‘God’s favorite’ has now sparked more outrage by proposing new legislation that would cap the salary of the next mayor at $25,000 unless she stays in the role. Fox 32 reports.
Many believe that the proposal, which was branded as ‘illegal,’ is an attempt by her to discourage anyone from running against in the 2025 election. Trustees in her town have now filed a lawsuit accusing her of forgery and alleging she withheld financial documents.
NEW: The first woman mayor of a small Illinois town is accused of shutting down local businesses that refused to donate to her election campaign
Tiffany Henyard, dressed as Nino Brown the movie gangster from ‘New Jack City’, is often seen at official meetings.
She even brought a… pic.twitter.com/0pbvXLrHmz
— Unlimited L’s February 18, 2024
FOX 32 Chicago has been added.
FOX 32, after filing a Freedom of Information Request (FOIA), obtained the work records of six of the officers who were assigned to Henyard’s security detail over the years. The records show that the officers are paid every other week, which is equivalent to 80 hours without overtime.
In many cases, this 80-hour workweek balloons into well over 100 hours when they are placed on Henyard’s detail. Other officers work 200 hours per pay period. Last May, Officer Terry Young received payment for 303 hours of work over a two week period.
This resulted in an individual paycheck of over $13,000.
“How? Tammy Brown, a Dolton Trustee, asked: “How can a person work 303 hours in a pay period of two weeks?” “That’s impossible. That’s impossible. Does he ever sleep?”
In two weeks there are 336 total hours, so Young was only paid for 33 hours.
Other officers on the Security Detail also earned overtime pay in the thousands.
Henyard was asked by FOX 32 about her police detail in late August as she distributed water door-to-door in Dolton on a day with a temperature of 100 degrees. She was surrounded with police, firefighters and public works employees, as well as two videographers who were documenting her trip on Facebook for Dolton.
Henyard did not answer our questions.
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