Judge Orders Giuliani to Forfeit Millions in Assets to Defamed Georgia Election Workers

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to turn over the majority of his assets, including his New York condominium and a vintage Mercedes-Benz, to a receivership controlled by two Georgia election workers whom he defamed following the 2020 presidential election.

In an October 22 ruling, Judge Lewis J. Liman of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan gave Giuliani, 80, seven days to transfer his possessions, which include his Mercedes once owned by actress Lauren Bacall, furniture, jewelry, sports memorabilia, and 26 watches, one of which was a sentimental heirloom from his grandfather.

“The watch may be distinctive to defendant as an item of sentimental value, but it is not distinctive to the law,” Judge Liman wrote in the order.

The transfer will allow the two election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, to begin selling Giuliani’s assets to recover part of the more than $148 million a federal jury awarded them in damages for the defamation.

Freeman and Moss were falsely accused by Giuliani of trying to steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump. The false allegations, widely circulated on social media, subjected the women and their families to violent threats. Giuliani was serving as Trump’s personal lawyer at the time.

Giuliani’s son, Andrew Giuliani, will hold onto his father’s Yankee World Series rings while the court determines whether they were truly a gift from father to son, as Andrew has claimed.

In addition to the asset transfer, Judge Liman suggested that Freeman and Moss could sue former President Donald Trump for the $2 million he owes Giuliani in unpaid legal bills. If Giuliani fails to comply with the seven-day deadline, he could face contempt of court charges, which could result in fines or even jail time.