Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard 'under attack,' attorney says of criticism

DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Embattled Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard is responding, through a statement by her attorney, to village trustees who have accused her of financial mismanagement.

"She is under attack by a corrupt board of trustees that believes that they can subvert the will of the people," attorney Beau Brindley said.

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Last week, the Dolton trustees met without Mayor Henyard.

During the meeting, they took sweeping action to limit spending, grant business licenses and approve a new firefighters contract.

While Henyard was not present, she was still the target of scathing public comment.

She is under federal investigation for financial expenditures.

Henyard posted a statement online, calling the efforts against her a "smear campaign."