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Sam Levine in New York

Bankruptcy trustee should take over Giuliani’s assets, creditors’ attorneys say

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the US district courthouse after he was ordered to pay $148m  in his defamation case, on 15 December 2023.
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the US district courthouse after he was ordered to pay $148m in his defamation case, on 15 December 2023. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/Reuters

A bankruptcy judge should appoint a trustee to immediately take control of Rudy Giuliani’s financial affairs after the former mayor repeatedly lied and deceived creditors about his finances, lawyers for the creditors said in a Tuesday court filing.

Among other things, the lawyers said Giuliani was funneling money into his businesses to avoid it going to creditors, undervalued his jewellery, and refused to disclose what several Apple and Amazon purchases were for. Giuliani filed for bankruptcy in December, shortly after a jury in Washington DC ordered him to pay $148.1m in damages to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss – two Atlanta, Georgia, election workers he spread lies about after the 2020 election.

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