Top aide for 'America's worst mayor' Tiffany Henyard is charged with bankruptcy fraud in latest scandal to hit small Illinois town amid Lori Lightfoot probe

A top aide for 'America's worst mayor' Tiffany Henyard has been indicted on bankruptcy fraud.

Keith Freeman is accused of under reporting his income by almost $200,000 on a bankruptcy petition he filed in Chicago in January.

The 45-year-old failed to disclose earnings from his role as Village Administrator for Dolton and the Municipality Manager for Thornton Township, as well as fees he received from his consulting business, according to a federal indictment.

He also did not notify the court of a $90,000 claim against him from his previous employers, the Village of Robbins, meaning they were excluded from his bankruptcy case, the filings state.

The scandal is the latest to hit the small Illinois town of Dolton, which is at the center of a probe led by Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot over misconduct allegations against its mayor, Henyard.

Keith Freeman a top aide for 'America's worst mayor' Tiffany Henyard has been indicted on bankruptcy fraud

Freeman is an aide to embattled Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard (pictured) who is being probed over various allegations of misconduct

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was hired by the nearby village of Dolton, Illinois to investigation their mayor, whom many have called 'America's worst'

Prosecutors said Freeman underreported his gross income as $45,186 for 2022 and $99,647 for 2023. 

In reality, he earned around $140,000 and $195,000 respectively, according the investigators.

After filing for bankruptcy, he testified under oath at a meeting of his creditors that he was not a Dolton employee, the indictment states.

However the following month he opened another bank account which he did not disclose and arranged for his Dolton pay to be deposited there, prosecutors said. 

Freeman was appointed to his position by the embattled Henyard, a self-professed 'super mayor' who has been branded the country's worst owing to a litany of explosive accusations against her.

These include misspending taxpayers' money on lavish trips, employing a convicted sex offender to a public role and firing staff who refuse to support her. 

Henyard, who is also supervisor of Thornton Township, was also sued along with Dolton trustee Andrew Holmes over the alleged sexual assault of an employee during a work trip to Las Vegas.

The trip is among the areas being probed by Lightfoot, who has been hired on a $400-a-day contract.

Self-described 'Super Mayor' Tiffany Henyard, 40, has been accused of embezzling taxpayer funds and retaliating against a victim of sexual assault 

The high-rolling mayor, who earns $300,000 for her public duties, has spent thousands more on first class trips, a professional hair and makeup team and a security detail 

Freeman (right) is accused of under reporting his income by almost $200,000 on a bankruptcy petition he filed in Chicago in January

However, she may not get very far as Henyard's mayoral powers extend to potentially vetoing the probe. 

Even if the mayor does allow the investigation, the results cannot trigger an impeachment or any charges.

Henyard has been clinging onto power despite mounting criticism over her management of the village of 20,000 people which Henyard has a deficit of at least $2 million.

The high-rolling mayor, who earns $300,000 for her public duties, has spent thousands more on first class trips, a professional hair and makeup team and a security detail.

She has been accused of unlawfully signing off contracts as dozens of unpaid suppliers threaten to take the town to court.

Henyard has also been accused by a former employee of sexual harassment and retaliation.

The former employee claims the mayor fired her after she said she was sexually assaulted at a work trip in Las Vegas.

Henyard is being sued along with Dolton trustee Andrew Holmes over the alleged sexual assault of an employee during a work trip to Las Vegas

Lightfoot may not get very far however as Henyard's mayoral powers extend to potentially vetoing the probe

A year after her election, Dolton residents triggered a recall process largely due to her hiring of convicted sex offender Lavelle Redmond into a role that would require him to enter people's homes. 

The recall failed on a technicality and Henyard remained in post, turning up to the next board meeting blasting a disco song and dancing on the podium.

Following the verdict, she also posted a defiant picture on Instagram proclaiming herself the 'People's Mayor' with the caption, 'I am and forever will be Dolton's Mayor'.