A federal judge today ordered former New York City Mayor and Donald Trump ally Rudy Giuliani to turn over his valuable possessions to two Georgia election workers that he defamed and now owes nearly $150 million. The document filed today details two pages worth of itemized objects, summarized on the first page as “cash accounts, jewelry and valuables, a legal claim for unpaid attorneys’ fees, and [Giuliani’s] interest in a Madison Avenue co-op apartment,” which are to be given to a receivership that the poll workers control within 7 days.
The items that fall under “jewelry and valuables” is extensive. The former mayor has a variety of watches from expensive brands like Tiffany, Baume & Mercier, Rolex, and Corium, whose timepieces all range in the thousands to tens of thousands of dollars. Among them are also watches gifted to Giuliani by European heads of state after the attacks on September 11th, 2001. The politician once known as “America’s mayor” must also turn over sports memorabilia, including as a signed Joe Dimaggio jersey, which according to prices listed on sportsmemorabilia.com, could be worth anywhere from around $5,000 to almost $18,000.
Giuliani’s Palm Beach condo is exempt from the judgment, as it is the subject of a separate declaratory judgment brought by the plaintiffs, which is to be decided on October 28th. Giuliani made use of Florida’s homestead laws in that case, which is meant to protect one’s property from seizure, although it remains to be seen if his claim will be upheld in that separate judgment. Also exempt from the list are Giuliani’s World Series rings, as Rudy’s son Andrew claims that they belong to him. It has yet to be decided if that claim will be ultimately be accepted by the court, as the former mayor has been spotted multiple times over the years displaying Yankees World Series rings publicly. Depending on the year and other factors, World Series rings can fetch between five and six figures from collectors. The “claim for unpaid attorneys’ fees” refers to $2 million that Giuliani says the Trump campaign still owes him for work during the 2020 election season.
The two Georgia election workers defamed by Giuliani, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss (who are mother and daughter), were the target of intimidation from Trump supporters after Giuliani claimed that they had engaged in election fraud during the 2020 presidential election. During the trial, Ruby described received threatening messages in their online store, including some that mentioned lynching, and eventually having to sell her home and live out of her car. She was even ostracized from her social and church communities, who were fearful of being associated with her. Throughout the trial, Giuliani doubled down on his claims that the two women engaged in election fraud.
Freeman and Moss also settled another defamation case out of court earlier this month against the owners of the media outlet Gateway Pundit, which also falsely accused them of fraud in over 70 articles.
