After a tenure mired in controversy, former Dalton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyward lost her bid for re-election when she suffered a landslide loss in the Democratic primary.
Her opponent, Village Trustee Jason House, won almost 88% of the votes, while Henyard could barely manage 12%.
The Gateway Pundit has reported extensively on allegations and investigations into Henyard dubbed “the worst mayor in America.”
Henyard’s boyfriend, Kamal Woods, has also become embroiled in the controversies including reports of impending eviction from their home.
In January, Woods allegedly was involved in a brawl with constituents during a town hall meeting.
Now, a federal subpoena has been issued requesting records from Henyard and others tied to her and her administration.
According to FOX 32 Chicago, the subpoena is tied to a development project involving land once reportedly owned by
The subpoena demands records related to a Lincoln Avenue development and requires testimony on March 17 at the Dirksen Federal Building. The land in question was allegedly once owned by Henyard’s boyfriend.
The subpoena requests:
For time period January 1, 2014, through present, please provide the following regarding Property Index Numbers (29-11-404-005-0000, 29-11-404-006-0000, 29-11-404-007-0000, 29-11-404-008- 0000), more commonly known as 15022 Lincoln Avenue, Dolton, Illinois 60419:
1. Village of Dolton inspection fee schedule
2. Records of fees paid for inspections performed and ticketed violations and citations, including payee and payor, inspector name and date.
3. Copies of citations issued,including documentation of the captured code violations that were the basis for the citations, including the identification of the inspector and citation recipient.
4. Correspondence including emails, phone calls, text messages, and any other means of communications between property owners and tenants, and Village of Dolton personnel, to include but not be limited to communications with Amardeep Singh Sangha and Jatinder K. Sangha; Key Urban Concepts, Incorporated; Kamal Woods; and Tak Investment Group, LLC.
5. Documentation of complaints lodged against the subject property.
6. Records maintained by the Village of Dolton regarding current and past owners of the subject property.
7. Records of permit applications and issuance, for current and past owners and tenants.
8. Documentation of negative or derogatory findings from inspections of the subject property.
9. Records of inspections of the property that were executed based upon the following:
a. Inspections due to transfer of ownership or title
b. Inspections necessary for any past or ongoing litigation
c. Inspections due to building and occupancy permit requests
d. Inspections initiated by complaints made by citizens or government entities.
e. Inspections performed on an annual or biannual basis, or any other inspections mandated by law.
10. Employment records for all code inspectors during the given period.
Henyard has been under FBI investigation for abusing her power after she shut down businesses that didn’t donate to her campaign.
Henyard’s failed leadership was so concerning that local residents hired failed former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to investigate.
When Lightfoot presented the findings, there were audible gasps at the extent of the accusations of reckless spending, including spending $40,000 at Amazon in one day.
The report revealed that Dolton has a deficit of at least $3.6 million, with more than $6 million in additional checks owed to village vendors that it can’t afford to pay.
According to ABC News, Beau Brindley, an attorney for Woods, shared the following statement on Friday: “Mr. Woods has done nothing wrong. He has nothing to hide. He looks forward to seeing his name cleared of any suggestion of wrongdoing.”
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