Obviously using the police to shake down businesses is extortion, but who can they complain to? The FBI? Good luck with that.
Bank threatens to repossess police vehicles
Mayor Tiffany didnt pay the $76k overdue payment
wgntv.com ^ | February 15, 2024 | Courtney Spinelli, Andrew Schroedter, and Eli Ong
Posted on 2/17/2024, 7:27:03 PM by lowbridge
Financial turmoil continued to unfold in Dolton after a bank said the village failed to make a payment worth tens of thousands of dollars, which may result in police cruisers and other public works vehicles being repossessed.
According to a letter dated Feb. 14, 2024, representatives from KS StateBank are threatening to take possession of more than a dozen village vehicles, which includes six police cruisers, after the village failed to make a payment of more than $76,000 on the vehicles’ loan some nine months ago.
Lawyers for KS StateBank said in the letter, that the village and the bank entered into a Government Obligation Contract in May 2019, when the village financed 13 vehicles, for the principal amount of $332,761.50.
“Due to failure to maintain current payments, the Contract is now in default. As of the date of this letter, the amount past due is $76,138.00 with interest accruing thereon,” the letter stated.
According to the letter, repeated attempts to contact the Village of Dolton have been ignored and promises to pay have been broken.
-snip
Several trustees who spoke with WGN-TV, and Burt Odelson, legislative counsel for the Village of Dolton Board of Trustees, said the payment was authorized by the board in May 2023 and they were not aware it hadn’t been made.
“She can blame whoever she wants, but the board did their job back in May and authorized payment. She’s blocking payment,” said Odelson.
The ‘She’ in question is self-proclaimed Dolton ‘Super Mayor’ Tiffany Henyard.
As questions over unpaid bills have come to light in recent months, WGN Investigates previously uncovered exorbitant spending on lavish trips and experiences by Henyard, which included a trip to Las Vegas that cost more than $12,000 and fell in the same month the loan payment on
(Excerpt) Read more at wgntv.com ...
This is what happens when the is no law and order. The king demands payment.