Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over New York apartment to US election workers he defamed
The ex-Trump lawyer had falsely accused Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss of rigging votes in 2020
A US judge ordered Rudy Giuliani to turn over control of a luxury New York apartment, jewellery and other valuables to the control of two Georgia election workers seeking to collect nearly US$146 million from the former New York mayor in a defamation case.
A federal jury in Washington last year found Giuliani, a former personal lawyer to Donald Trump, had defamed the two election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, by falsely accusing them of rigging votes in the 2020 election, which Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
Giuliani was ordered to put control of the Manhattan apartment, cash accounts, sports memorabilia, high-end watches and other items into a receivership controlled by Freeman and Moss within seven days, according to an order from US District Judge Lewis Liman.
“We are proud that our clients will finally begin to receive some of the compensation to which they are entitled for Giuliani’s actions,” Aaron Nathan, a lawyer for Freeman and Moss, said in a statement.
A spokesperson for Giuliani did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Freeman and Moss also received court approval to pursue roughly US$2 million in unpaid legal fees Giuliani said he was owed from the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee for work following the 2020 election.
