Ex-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is sharing the results of her probe into Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard — watch live

DOLTON, Ill. (CBS) — Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday provided her final summary of her investigation into Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard.

Lightfoot was hired by the Dolton Board of Trustees to investigate Henyard’s alleged misuse of public money. She presented present the final summary of her investigation at a special townhall Monday night.

Lightfoot said the report documented “gross financial mismanagement” both at the Dolton village level and for Thornton Township, where Henyard is supervisor.

“The costs to taxpayers have been significant, starting with a substantial budget deficit, higher costs for basic necessities like liability insurance, and many lawsuits against the Village directly related to allegations of misconduct by Henyard and others,” Lightfoot said in a statement.

In a statement issued ahead of the final report, Lightfoot said her investigation consistently ran up against a mayor and administration that “evaded transparency — skirting FOIA laws, failing to provide requested documents, and otherwise refusing to cooperate with the investigation.”

The investigation started last April, and the results are expected Monday night. The same investigation already revealed that the South Suburban Village had a negative balance of more than $3.5 million.

Lightfoot’s probe focuses on Henyard’s alleged misuse of village money including overspending on credit cards and a controversial Las Vegas trip involving a sexual assault claim.

Henyard has repeatedly denied these allegations.

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Watch Lori Lightfoot’s summary live now

Lightfoot revealed her preliminary findings last August. She found that overtime, especially with two officers, kept jumping year after year, and credit card spending was out of control.

Lightfoot also revealed there was $40,000 in unaccounted-for money spent on Amazon.

Henyard originally vetoed calls for an investigation into herself but that was overturned by trustees.

At the same time, the FBI is conducting an investigation of Henyard for financial misconduct, including out-of-state travel, big purchases, and potential corruption in both Dolton and Thornton townships, where Henyard is a supervisor.