Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard hit with fresh lawsuit
Dwayne Thrash, a 20-year Thorntown Township employee, claims in the lawsuit that he was wrongfully fired after refusing to comply with an alleged scheme by Henyard’s team.
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Dwayne Thrash, a 20-year Thorntown Township employee, claims in the lawsuit that he was wrongfully fired after refusing to comply with an alleged scheme by Henyard’s team.
A former village employee accused him of sexual assault during a conference in Las Vegas. She and a Dolton police officer claim Mayor tiffany Henyard tried to cover it up.
Markham Mayor Roger Agpawa said he felt compelled to speak out about the cloud hanging over Dolton Mayor and Thornton Township Supervisor Henyard.
Markham Mayor Roger Agpawa said he felt compelled to speak out about the cloud hanging over Dolton Mayor and Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard – after insisting she is trying to paint Markham in a bad light for her benefit. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
One resident coming out of the Dolton Village Hall called what happened a "disgrace."
The nearly two-hour meeting was not adjourned – it was cut short when the quarreling nearly turned physical, and forced police to step in and prevent a fight. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Holmes, who is a Dolton village board trustee, has been accused of sexually assaulting a village employee last year.
Trustee Jason House was approved as mayor pro tem at the village board meeting Monday night.
Trustee Jason House was approved as mayor pro tem at the village board meeting Monday night. In the position, he could fill in for the mayor in certain situations.
This was also the first meeting since the FBI served two subpoenas to the village—in a probe many believe centers around the embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her lack of transparency.
For the first time Monday night, a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a village trustee spoke publicly. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The move comes as former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is investigating allegations that Henyard has misused taxpayer funds.
Lawyers who did work for the Village of Dolton withdrew from multiple cases after saying they haven't been paid.
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Freeman was released on bond and ordered to hand over his passport and gun permit.
Prosecutors accuse Keith Freeman of lying about his income in a bankruptcy filing.
Isom also claimed his license was denied because Mayor Henyard "did not want a barbershop" in the location but wanted the property herself.
Tyrone Isom Junior claims he bought a property and renovated it to expand his business, but he "got the runaround" from the village after being told he would get permits and a business license weeks later.
The investigation comes amid months of controversy and divisiveness swirling in the south suburb.
Shaky cellphone video showed four plainclothes FBI agents Friday in the lobby of the Dolton Village Hall.
The FBI searched the village hall in a court-authorized law enforcement action. As CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports, it is not clear what the agents were investigating.
Video shows four federal agents who entered the village hall and went right to the basement looking for records. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The raid comes amid months of controversy and divisiveness swirling in the south suburb.
Dolton Village Manager Keith Freeman has been accused of falsifying his income in a bankruptcy filing, and faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
Dolton Village Administrator Keith Freeman has been indicted on federal bankruptcy fraud charges. The charges accuse him of falsifying his income in a bankruptcy filing earlier this year.
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