经过数月的法律纠纷,鲁迪·朱利安尼(Rudy Giuliani)的律师周五写道,周五,他将自己的豪华跑车、几块手表、一枚戒指和金融资产移交给了他在2020年总统选举后诽谤的两名佐治亚州选举工作人员。
联邦陪审团整齐的朱利安尼去年向鲁比·弗里曼和叶莎·莫斯支付了近1.5亿美元,因为他们在2020年选举日当天在佐治亚州富尔顿县计算选票时,被指控母女俩进行了选举欺诈。
双方的律师在法庭上就这些资产的交付进行了数月的辩论,上周,代表弗里曼和莫斯的律师表示,当他们的破产管理人进入财产时,朱利安尼的公寓实际上是空的。
民意测验工作人员的代表指责朱利安尼“悄悄溜走“他的财产。
这位前纽约市长被要求在11月14日之前交出他在上东区的合作公寓的股份、珍贵的体育纪念品、一辆曾属于劳伦·白考尔的蓝色梅赛德斯-奔驰敞篷车和一些豪华手表,其中包括一块属于朱利安尼祖父的手表。
朱利安尼的律师约瑟夫·卡马拉塔(Joseph Cammarata)在一封写给美国法官刘易斯·李曼的四页信中说,周五早上,“手表和一枚戒指通过联邦快递(FedEx)被送到了亚特兰大的一个地址,而“梅赛德斯·奔驰汽车(Mercedes Benz automobile)被送到了佛罗里达州的一个地址”。
根据该文件,朱利安尼的银行也被“建议将所有非豁免资金”移交给原告。
李曼发出警告说,如果朱利安尼不遵守将资产转移给弗里曼和莫斯的命令,他将提出蔑视法庭的动议。
周五早些时候,朱利安尼的发言人Ted Goodman在X上发布了一段视频,视频中桌子上摆放着几块手表。
“就在这里,伙计们,这是60年辛勤工作的积累,”古德曼说。
尽管放弃了这些资产,Cammarata认为他的客户不应该放弃其他资产。
他写了一份长长的清单,上面列有他们认为“免税”的物品,包括一些价值较低的珠宝、一台冰箱、一台收音机和其他家用家具。他还说,一件乔·迪马吉奥球衣是“overbroad”更替名单的一部分,并将为保留它而斗争。
这位律师认为,法院“本不应该允许”这辆奔驰的“转手”,他认为,如果这辆车的价值不超过5500美元,就应该对其进行评估并归还给朱利安尼。
Cammarata还要求法院重新安排目前定于2025年1月16日进行的审判,直到就职典礼结束后,因为Giuliani“计划出席”那周在华盛顿举行的活动。
弗里曼和莫斯的代表没有立即对资产的交付发表评论。
Giuliani turns over Mercedes, watches to Georgia poll workers he defamed
After months of legal wrangling, Rudy Giuliani on Friday turned over his luxury sports car, several watches, a ring and financial assets to two Georgia election workers he defamed in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, his lawyer wrote Friday.
A federal juryorderedGiuliani last year to pay Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss nearly $150 million for defaming them with false accusations that the mother and daughter committed election fraud while the two were counting ballots in Georgia's Fulton County on Election Day in 2020.
The attorneys for both sides waged a back in forth in court for months over the delivery of those assets and, last week, attorneys representing Freeman and Moss said Giuliani's apartment was virtually empty when their receivership entered the property.
The poll workers' representatives accused Giuliani of "secreting away" his property.
The former New York City mayor was given a Nov. 14 deadline to turn over the shares in his Upper East Side co-op apartment, valuable sports memorabilia, a blue Mercedes-Benz convertible that once belonged to Lauren Bacall, and luxury watches -- including one that belonged to Giuliani's grandfather.
Joseph Cammarata, Giuliani's attorney, said in a four-page letter to U.S. Judge Lewis Liman, that "watches and a ring were delivered via FedEx" to an address in Atlanta on Friday morning, and that "the Mercedes Benz automobile was delivered as requested" to an address in Florida.
Giuliani's bank was "advised to turn over all non-exempt funds" to the plaintiffs, as well, according to the filing.
Liman issued a warning that he would file a motion of contempt if Giuliani didn't comply with the order to transfer the assets to Freeman and Moss.
Earlier on Friday, Ted Goodman, a spokesman for Giuliani, posted a video on X with several watches arrayed on a table.
"This right here, folks, this is the accumulation of 60 years of hard work," Goodman said.
Despite giving up those assets, Cammarata argued that his client should not give up other assets.
He wrote a lengthy list of items they deemed "exempt," including some jewelry of lower value, a refrigerator, a radio receiver and other household furniture. He also said a Joe DiMaggio jersey was part of the "overbroad" turnover list and will fight to keep it.
The attorney argued that the court "should never have allowed the turnover" of the Mercedes Benz, arguing that the car should be appraised and returned to Giuliani if the value does not exceed $5,500.
Cammarata also requested that the court reschedule a trial in this matter currently scheduled for Jan. 16, 2025, until after the inauguration, as Giuliani "plans to be present" at events in Washington that week.
Representatives for Freeman and Moss didn't immediately comment on the delivery of the assets.