Tiffany Henyard, the embattled Democratic mayor of Dolton, Illinois, has been served with a subpoena in a case involving a development project on land previously owned by her boyfriend Kamal Woods, Fox News reported. This adds to the ongoing investigations of Henyard's activities as town supervisor and village mayor.
The subpoena was issued on Feb. 25, the same day Henyard, who called herself the "super mayor" of the village, lost the primary for her reelection bid in a landslide. Nearly 88% of the vote went to her opponent, Trustee Jason House, on the promise of rooting out corruption.
"Not only is Ms. Henyard depriving the public of what they deserve, it’s costing the village money. Day one, every record will be turned over," House promised the public on Election Day.
She and others involved in the project, including Woods, must furnish records dating back to 2014. The court requests documents, emails, text messages, phone records, and other correspondences between the local government, building owners, and tenants involved in the matter.
The accusations continue to mount up for Henyard, who has brought the heat on the village since she was elected mayor in 2021 and supervisor of Thornton Township in 2022. Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been hired to examine how Dolton went from a $5.6 million surplus in 2022 to being $3.6 million in the hole just two years later.
Henyard infamously was accused of spending taxpayer funds for her gain, including luxury travel and other questionable expenditures the New York Post reported. Last year, she was subpoenaed for financial records for Dolton, including the town's payroll and budget records, as well as expense reports and items she charged on town credit cards.
She also was subpoenaed separately for her personal business ventures, including her political action committee, a charity, a restaurant, and a property management company. The government sought a paper trail, including personnel records, explanations for checks written to "cash," tax, and other records.
As if that weren't enough, Henyard threw herself in the middle of a fight to defend Wood in January of this year. The footage was caught on video and shared virally online.
Dolton “Super Mayor” Tiffany Henyard got involved in a brawl on Tuesday at the Thornton Township meeting.
An activist named Jedidiah Brown appeared to call Henyard an explicit then approached her.
That’s when her boyfriend got involved as did Henyard.
Police were later called. pic.twitter.com/ghsaGMQbH5
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) January 29, 2025
In just a few short years, Henyard has made a mess that continues to ripple throughout the village. Dolton Village Trustee Tammie Brown warned that this is just the beginning, CBS News reported.
"With the subpoenas, we know there's going to be more to come with other businesses, other vendors," Brown said. The latest summons asks for "employment records for all code inspectors" as the feds stress that the "subpoena seeks records pursuant to an official criminal investigation," Brown noted.
"[We're still dealing] with problems that Mayor Henyard created, and that's going to be the next two or four years. We've got a long road ahead of us, a lot to work with, a lot to deal with, that Mayor Henyard created this monster," Brown said.
There are clear indications that the feds are ready to throw the book at Henyard. Later this month, a special grand jury will convene to move Henyard's case forward toward justice.
This conduct from Henyard is shocking, even from a Democratic politician. All indications point to the fact that Henyard has left a wake of destruction and possible corruption that she must answer for in a court of law.
