Giuliani Loses NYC Apartment, Trump Fees to Poll Workers (1)

Rudolph Giuliani was ordered to put his Manhattan luxury apartment, cash accounts, jewelry, sports memorabilia, and an estimated $2 million claim for unpaid 2020 Trump campaign legal fees into a receivership to satisfy a $146 million defamation judgment.

Giuliani must deliver his personal assets to plaintiffs Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea’ Moss within seven days to satisfy the pair’s legal victory over the former New York City mayor for falsely accusing them of tampering with 2020 election ballots, Judge Lewis J. Liman of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said in an order Tuesday.

Giuliani’s efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election have left the former Donald Trump attorney legally embattled and financially ruined. Since losing the defamation suit late last year, Giuliani has been in and out of bankruptcy, lost his ability to practice law, faced criminal indictments, and remained a defendant in multiple high-profile civil suits.

Freeman and Moss began pursuing efforts to collect from Giuliani after his bankruptcy case was dismissed in August and his creditor protections removed. The bulk of his estate consists of two multimillion-dollar residences: a Manhattan penthouse apartment and a condominium in Palm Beach, Fla. The New York apartment had previously been on the market for nearly $5.7 million.

In addition to the Manhattan co-op, Giuliani must turn over a large collection of luxury watches, a 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL 500, signed Yankees memorabilia, furniture, cash accounts, and a reported receivable of $2 million against the 2020 Trump campaign for unpaid legal fees.

Giuliani had asked that the court postpone the turnover of his claim against the Trump campaign until after Election Day in order to avoid a “media frenzy” should it be made to look like Giuliani is now suing Trump. But Liman directly shot down that request in his ruling Tuesday.

“The profound irony manifest in Defendant’s alleged concern is not lost on the Court,” the judge said. “By his own admission, Defendant defamed Plaintiffs by perpetuating lies about them. Defendant’s lies cast unwarranted doubt on the integrity of the ballot-counting in Fulton County, Georgia in the immediate wake of the 2020 Presidential Election.”

Liman said he would defer ruling on whether Giuliani must also hand over three World Series rings until he resolves a dispute over whether those assets actually belong to Giuliani’s son, Andrew.

Moss and Freeman’s bid to put the Florida condo into receivership is being handled in a separate proceeding. Giuliani has claimed a homestead exemption for that property.

A press contact for Giuliani didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Freeman and Moss are represented by United to Protect Democracy, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, and DuBose Miller LLC. Giuliani is represented by Kenneth Caruso Law LLC and Labkowski Law PA.

The case is Freeman v. Giuliani, S.D.N.Y., No. 24-00353, Order issued 10/22/24.