{"id":2216356,"date":"2024-04-09T10:27:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T14:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lori-lightfoot-hired-at-400-an-hour-to-investigate-democrat-mayors-alleged-corruption\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T10:29:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T14:29:41","slug":"lori-lightfoot-hired-at-400-an-hour-to-investigate-democrat-mayors-alleged-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lori-lightfoot-hired-at-400-an-hour-to-investigate-democrat-mayors-alleged-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Lori Lightfoot hired at $400 per hour to probe accusations against Democratic mayor for corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flori-lightfoot-hired-at-400-an-hour-to-investigate-democrat-mayors-alleged-corruption%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2216356&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, known for \u2062speaking out against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">unfair treatment<\/a> following her defeat, has been hired to investigate the\u2064 alleged corruption of Dolton, Illinois, Mayor \u200dTiffany Henyard. Lightfoot&#8217;s investigative tasks include uncovering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kabul-suffers-blackout-after-taliban-fails-to-pay-power-bill\/\" title=\"Kabul Suffers Blackout After Taliban Fails to Pay Power Bill\">unpaid bills<\/a>\u200d in Dolton and examining a controversial Las \u2062Vegas trip funded by the village. Her appointment signifies a focused\u2063 effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-university-creates-new-sexual-misconduct-policy-designed-to-deny-due-process\/\" title=\"Brown University Creates New Sexual Misconduct Policy Designed To Deny Due Process\">address misconduct<\/a>, demonstrate \u200cimpartiality, and uphold good governance practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who after her defeat in her reelection bid last year said she had been treated unfairly because she was \u201ca black woman in America,\u201d has been hired at a rate of $400 an hour to investigate Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard\u2019s alleged corruption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLightfoot\u2019s to-do list is long, including finding millions in Dolton\u2019s unpaid bills and a lavish village-funded trip to Las Vegas for Henyard, a few trustees and village employees last year,\u201d ABC7 Chicago <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/tiffany-henyard-mayor-of-dolton-il-lori-lightfoot-chicago\/14635532\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/tiffany-henyard-mayor-of-dolton-il-lori-lightfoot-chicago\/14635532\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712750815649000&#038;usg=AOvVaw14y3YCoxRo09_ePswSPYuf\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lightfoot should investigate \u201call allegations of misconduct, and all internal investigations, if any, along with any village state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-demand-investigation-over-dhs-money-being-used-to-buy-chinese-solar-panels-made-with-forced-labor\/\" title=\"House Republicans Demand Investigation Over DHS Money Being Used to Buy Chinese Solar Panels Made With Forced Labor\">federal law violations<\/a>,\u201d Dolton Trustee Jason House stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI bring expertise in leading investigations of this kind and understand the complex challenges of governing. I will follow the facts where they lead, without bias, and reserve comments until the work is complete,\u201d Lightfoot, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">federal prosecutor<\/a>, told the Dolton board, which had voted <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/06\/us-news\/super-mayor-tiffany-henyard-vetoes-probe-into-her-spending\/\">earlier this year<\/a> to ask the FBI and other entities to investigate Henyard but were stymied by Henyard\u2019s veto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lightfoot issued a statement after the board\u2019s decision:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am honored that the Village of Dolton Board of Trustees has placed their confidence in me to conduct a thorough and timely independent investigation into the matters outlined in the resolution regarding Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her administration. As someone who has made good governance the cornerstone of my career in public service, I recognize that maintaining the trust of those you serve and making decisions in their best interests is essential. The residents of Dolton deserve nothing less than a government that is fully accountable, responsive, transparent, and effective stewards of taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a lawyer, former federal prosecutor, and mayor, I bring expertise in leading investigations of this kind and understand the complex challenges of governing. I will follow the facts where they lead, without bias, and reserve comments until the work is complete. At the conclusion of this investigation, I will provide an assessment of the findings and recommendations. I welcome and urge the full cooperation of Mayor Henyard, her staff, Village Trustees, vendors, and others who have information relevant to this inquiry.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the Monday board meeting at which the board voted to hire Lightfoot, one speaker questioned the move, saying, \u201cWe just want to know that once we get what we\u2019re looking for, what happens next?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAt the end of the day, haven\u2019t gotten results from simple FOIA, so how are you going to be different?\u201d another speaker echoed.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712752456749000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2y1EkGhnXc3tQUZJ3Vw8dC\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is my sincere hope that Mayor Henyard will voluntarily cooperate, but should they not, we are prepared to do what is necessary to get to the facts,\u201d Lightfoot responded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henyard, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13065769\/mayor-illinois-salary-biden-white-house-tiffany-henyard.html\">earns<\/a> $300,000 a year for her mayoral duties and has admitted the city has a $2 million deficit, can veto the board\u2019s current vote for an investigation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13286723\/Lori-Lightfoot-investigation-America-worst-mayor-Tiffany-Henyard.html\">According<\/a> to The Daily Mail, the Illinois Attorney General shut down Henyard\u2019s charity last month following accusations that it used taxpayer money and the services of public workers.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, citing unfair treatment post-defeat due to her race and gender, now investigates Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard&#8217;s alleged corruption at $400 per hour. With a lengthy to-do list, Lightfoot aims to delve into the accusations and shed light on the unfolding situation in Illinois, highlighting the complexities of her new investigative role<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2216357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1242677974.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2216356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1242677974.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2216356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2216357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2216356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2216356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2216356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}