In a 90-minute Facebook video, Henyard lashed out against his believed enemies, saying attacks on his lavish spending and other activities were a distraction.

“I will demand the arrest of the people involved in this incident,” he said. “I’m going to make accusations. A lot of them. And I’m telling you a little bit about it because all of this is pointing at Tiffany or laying on me – it’s over. It’s time for me to speak. When I speak, the truth speaks.”

Henyard later criticized the public, claiming they had not heard his side of the story.

“Why don’t you guys hear my side of things…about me and my life? You’re all considering a side of the story that exists in the world but you don’t hear from me… I’ve always been told… ‘If you want the tea, get it from me.’ “You have to take it from the horse’s mouth,” he continued.

Henyard was overwhelmingly elected mayor of the Chicago suburb in 2021, winning more than 80% of the vote. He has since come under scrutiny for his lavish personal spending of taxpayers’ money and his erratic behavior. He rejected growing calls to resign, instead announcing that he would run for re-election.

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was hired to handle a project. control Henryard’s financial situation. The audit found that under Henyard’s leadership, village credit cards were used to pay for nine domestic trips, with $43,000 in purchases made in one day on Amazon, $8,000 at Wayfair and $2,000 at Best Buy.

The former Chicago mayor found Dolton’s general fund balance was $3.65 million in deficit. The town had a $5.6 million surplus when Henyard took office in April 2022.

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Federal agents are investigating Dolton Village Hall, and Henyard is barred from making appointments to village positions without the approval of the board of trustees. Room reportedly He is in danger of being evicted from the house he rents.

Henyard’s landlady, Genetta Hull, said Fox 32 Chicago’s mayor and her boyfriend haven’t paid their rent since August.