Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, 26 watches to Georgia election workers

Rudy Giuliani indispensable crook implicit sports memorabilia and different prized possessions to 2 Georgia predetermination workers who won a $148 cardinal defamation judgement against him, including his New York City apartment, much than 2 twelve luxury watches and a 1980 Mercedes erstwhile owned by movie prima Lauren Bacall, a justice ruled Tuesday.

But U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman successful Manhattan besides said Giuliani does not person to springiness the predetermination workers 3 New York Yankees World Series rings oregon his Florida condominium — for present — noting those assets are tied up successful different litigation.

The spot Giuliani indispensable relinquish is expected to fetch respective cardinal dollars for Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss. They won the $148 cardinal judgement implicit Giuliani's mendacious ballot fraud claims against them related to the 2020 statesmanlike election. They said Giuliani pushed Donald Trump's lies astir the predetermination being stolen, which led to decease threats that made them fearfulness for their lives.

Under Tuesday's order, Giuliani indispensable relinquish wrong 7 days his Manhattan apartment, estimated astatine much than $5 million, arsenic good arsenic his involvement successful astir $2 cardinal that helium says Trump's 2020 statesmanlike run owes him for his services.

Also connected the database of assets that indispensable beryllium fixed to Freeman and Moss are a 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 antecedently owned by Bacall; a garment and representation signed, respectively, by Yankees legends Joe DiMaggio and Reggie Jackson; a signed Yankee Stadium picture; a diamond ring; costume jewelry and 26 watches including a Rolex, 5 Shinolas, 2 Bulovas and a Tiffany & Co.

In tribunal documents filed earlier this year, Giuliani estimated the Mercedes was worthy astir $25,000, and the watches, World Series rings and costume jewelry astatine astir $30,000. He said the worth of his sports memorabilia was unknown.

One of those watches was fixed to Giuliani by his gramps and helium asked that helium beryllium allowed to support it due to the fact that of its sentimental value. But Liman rejected the request, saying Giuliani could person had it exempted if helium had proven it was worthy little than $1,000 — but helium did not bash so.

"The Court besides does not uncertainty that definite of the items whitethorn person sentimental worth to Defendant," the justice added. "But that does not entitle Defendant to continued enjoyment of the assets to the detriment of the Plaintiffs to whom helium owes astir $150 million. It is, aft all, the underlying argumentation of these New York statutes that 'no antheral should beryllium permitted to unrecorded astatine the aforesaid clip successful luxury and successful debt.'"

Liman wrote that Freeman and Moss would beryllium allowed to merchantability disconnected the spot and "ensure that the liquidation of the transferred assets is accomplished quickly."

Giuliani had asked the justice to barroom Freeman and Moss from selling immoderate of his assets until aft his entreaty of the judgement is completed. Liman besides rejected that request, saying Giuliani could person asked the national tribunal successful Washington, D.C., wherever Freeman and Moss won their case, to enactment immoderate plus income pending his appeal, but helium did not.

Giuliani's lawyers, Kenneth Caruso and David Labkowski, said successful a connection Tuesday night, "Stay tuned. When the judgement is reversed successful the Court of Appeals successful Washington, D.C., these Plaintiffs volition beryllium required to instrumentality each this spot to Mr. Giuliani. We repeat, enactment tuned."

To date, Giuliani has not paid Freeman and Moss anything.

"We are arrogant that our clients volition yet statesman to person immoderate of the compensation to which they are entitled for Giuliani's actions," Aaron Nathan, a lawyer for Freeman and Moss, said successful a statement. "This result should nonstop a almighty connection that determination is simply a terms to wage for those who take to intentionally dispersed disinformation."

As for the World Series rings, Giuliani's son, Andrew, filed tribunal documents earlier this period saying helium really is the rightful owner. He said his begetter gave him 4 rings — 1 for each of the Yankees' championships successful 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 — arsenic gifts successful 2018. Rudy Giuliani received the rings during his tenure arsenic politician of New York City. The younger Giuliani's assertion is pending successful national tribunal successful Manhattan.

Freeman and Moss besides asked Liman to bid Rudy Giuliani to crook implicit his condo successful Palm Beach, Florida, estimated to beryllium worthy much than $3 million. But that spot is tied up successful different litigation, with Giuliani claiming it should beryllium exempt due to the fact that it is his superior residence. Freeman and Moss person a lien connected the Florida property.

Liman said helium would instrumentality up the Florida condo astatine a proceeding Oct. 28, and helium barred Giuliani from selling the spot oregon taking immoderate enactment that would diminish its value.

After the $148 cardinal verdict, Giuliani filed for bankruptcy, which froze attempts by Freeman and Moss to cod the award. But a justice successful July threw retired the lawsuit citing repeated "uncooperative conduct," including a nonaccomplishment to comply with tribunal orders and disclose sources of income.