Giuliani’s Property Dispute Heats Up Ahead of Court Hearing

Rudy Giuliani Former Associate Attorney General of the United States
Rudy Giuliani Former Associate Attorney General of the United States.

United States: Rudy Giuliani is to return to court on Thursday before two Georgia election workers who claimed he has refused to hand over his property, including his luxurious penthouse, as per the court order.

Court’s Order and Property Dispute

US District Judge Lewis A. Liman in Manhattan had on October 22nd directed Giuliani, who used to serve as US Attorney and the lawyer to then President-elect Donald Trump, to turn over the property to Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss within seven days, as reported by Reuters.

The property would partly meet a $148 million judgment that a Washington, D.C., jury granted Freeman and Moss in December 2023.

Freeman and Moss’s attorney, in a filing submitted to the court on Nov. 4, stated that Giuliani utilized the property to house his Manhattan co-op apartment, the 1980 Mercedes, sports items, and cash balances. He also states that someone cleared the majority of the belongings from the apartment.

After the filing, Liman changed a telephone conference to an in-person hearing on Thursday, and he directed Giuliani to attend.

Giuliani’s Lawyer Responds

Caruso, Giuliani’s lawyer, said that Giuliani intends to appear before the committee on Thursday in a hearing.

Caruso also wrote in a Wednesday‘s filing that Giuliani had planned to obey the order to hand over materials and would do so in the future.

He also accused Freeman and Moss of dilly-dallying and opined that they should contact the co-op and Giuliani’s bank to enable the handovers.

“What’s missing here is not Defendant’s compliance – it is Plaintiffs’ follow through,” Caruso stated.

Background on the Lawsuit

Freeman and Moss claimed that Giuliani used falsehoods to ruin their reputations and sought to assist him in rigging the 2020 US presidential election in Trump’s favor, as reported by Reuters.

Giuliani, 80, faced Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the $148 million verdict.

That federal judge dismissed that case, citing Giuliani’s failure to provide a full and detailed picture of his financial status. That dismissal excluded Giuliani from legal shields from creditors such as Freeman and Moss.