Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, is accused of leaving behind only inexpensive art, dishes, and rugs as he allegedly stripped his $6 million apartment, according to a lawyer's claim.
Attorney Aaron Nathan has expressed his grievances to New York federal judge Lewis Liman, stating that Giuliani has emptied the apartment in violation of a court order. This order required Giuliani to surrender his assets to two election workers whom he falsely accused of manipulating the 2020 election in favor of Joe Biden.
As reported by Newsweek, Nathan submitted to Judge Liman on Monday, "Save for some rugs, a dining room table, some stray pieces of small furniture and inexpensive wall art, and a handful of smaller items like dishes and stereo equipment, the apartment has been emptied of all of its contents." Giuliani's spokesperson, however, refrained from commenting on the former mayor's legal affairs when approached on Tuesday.
Giuliani was previously ordered to compensate Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Shaye Moss, with over $148 million in damages. This hefty sum was the result of false allegations made by Giuliani, claiming that Freeman and Moss had inflated Joe Biden's vote count while working at an election center in Atlanta, Georgia. Giuliani's apartment, located at 45 East 66th Street, is estimated to be worth around $6 million.
The former mayor accused Freeman and Moss of committing election fraud as ballot counters in Fulton County, Georgia. He disseminated an edited clip of security footage, falsely claiming it showed them exchanging USB drives. In response, Moss and Freeman filed a defamation lawsuit, and in December, a Washington, D.C., jury awarded them $148 million.
In late October, Judge Liman gave Giuliani a week to transfer his $6 million apartment, a Mercedes car, over 20 expensive watches, and numerous other personal belongings to a receivership established for Moss and Freeman. This transfer was to include his rights to the $2 million owed to him by Trump for legal services, cash in his bank account, a signed Joe DiMaggio shirt, and nearly everything in his apartment that did not hold personal or sentimental value. A restraining order was also placed on Giuliani, prohibiting him from disposing of the assets meant to be transferred to the receiver.
However, Nathan alleges in a Monday court filing that Giuliani has removed almost everything from the apartment, in direct defiance of Judge Liman's order. Nathan expressed frustration over Giuliani and his lawyers' silence when repeatedly questioned about the location of Giuliani's assets. He wrote, "That silence is especially outrageous given the revelation that Defendant apparently took affirmative steps to move his property out of the New York Apartment in recent weeks, while a restraining notice was in effect."
In response to these allegations, Judge Liman has scheduled a case status conference for November 7. Given the gravity of Nathan's claims, the judge has decided that the conference will be held in person at the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan, and he has ordered that Giuliani must appear in person to account for his actions.
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