Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, Georgia election workers, have moved to enforce a nearly $150 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani by seeking to seize his luxury properties and assets. This comes after a federal judge dismissed Giuliani’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, which had previously delayed efforts to collect the judgment.
Freeman and Moss, a mother-daughter duo, successfully sued Giuliani for defamation after he falsely accused them of committing election fraud during the 2020 presidential election. The jury awarded them approximately $148 million in damages due to the emotional distress and harassment they endured as a result of Giuliani’s baseless claims.
In their recent legal filing, Freeman and Moss are seeking control over several of Giuliani’s high-value assets, including his $5.7 million Manhattan apartment, a $3.5 million condo in Palm Beach, Florida, a 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL500, luxury watches, sports memorabilia, and three New York Yankees World Series rings. They have also requested that the court seize any assets Giuliani fails to voluntarily surrender.
Freeman and Moss’s attorneys argue that Giuliani has repeatedly shown a pattern of “evasion, obstruction, and outright disobedience” when it comes to complying with court orders, making asset seizure necessary to enforce the judgment.
Despite the ruling, Giuliani remains unapologetic, continuing to assert claims of election fraud. His spokesperson, Ted Goodman, has criticized the legal actions as politically motivated, calling the $148 million verdict “objectively unreasonable” and stating that Giuliani’s appeal has not yet been heard.
Giuliani’s legal troubles extend beyond the defamation case, as he is also facing multiple lawsuits and has been indicted in connection with a “fake elector” scheme in Arizona. His bankruptcy filing, dismissed due to a lack of cooperation, had temporarily protected him from creditors. However, with the dismissal, Freeman and Moss can now pursue their claims more aggressively.
