ESPN: Rudy Giuliani’s $148 million judgment is being collected by attorneys, who seek Yankees World Series rings.
In his December deposition, Giuliani stated that he informed George Steinbrenner that “these are for Andrew,” referring to his then-teenage son Andrew Giuliani, when the late Yankees owner presented him with four rings in 2002.
On Tuesday, attorneys for two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for slander and are seeking $148 million in damages stated that the evidence supports their clients’ claim to three World Series rings that the former mayor of New York City claims he gifted to his son.
In federal court in Manhattan, the attorneys filed documents requesting that a judge award their clients the rings commemorating the New York Yankees’ 1996, 1999, and 2000 championships.
They pointed out that during a bankruptcy hearing in 2023, Giuliani listed the rings as one of his assets and said that his son had not shown any proof beyond his testimony to back up his claim to the rings.
A court who held Giuliani in contempt on Monday for his refusal to provide evidence related to his assets has set a trial date of January 16 for the custody of the rings and Giuliani’s property in Palm Beach, Florida.
In a deposition on December 27, Giuliani, 80, stated that he informed George Steinbrenner that, in 2002, when the late Yankees owner presented him with four rings, “These are for Andrew,” referring to his then-teenage son, Andrew Giuliani, who is currently 38.
He claimed to have paid for them, given his kid one right away, retained the other three, and then handed him the remaining ones during a 2018 birthday celebration. He calculated that the rings are currently worth around $27,000.
After the former personal lawyer to President-elect Donald Trump gave up other valuable assets like his Manhattan apartment, a Mercedes once owned by actor Lauren Bacall, and watches, the rings and the Florida condominium—which Giuliani maintains is his legal residence and is shielded from the judgment—are the only contested assets left.
Giuliani has stated that he had no idea what became to a jersey that was signed by Joe DiMaggio, a Yankees great, or a picture that was signed by Reggie Jackson, another adored Yankees slugger.
In court documents, Giuliani’s son had not produced any concrete proof “other than his own self-serving testimony” that he had accepted the ring from his father on May 26, 2018, or at any point before this past October, according to attorneys for the former election workers, mother and daughter Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss.
They stated he has never registered the rings on his renter’s insurance policy, cleaned them, assessed them, or obtained a separate policy to cover the rings. Additionally, they stated that he had never engaged in any financial, estate, or tax planning pertaining to the rings.
According to the attorneys, Giuliani claimed to have given the rings to his son in 2018, but the son testified that he didn’t get them until midway through 2023, when Giuliani listed his Manhattan residence for sale. They stated that the judge should declare the transaction to be false if he discovered that the rings were, in fact, given away in 2023.
The attorneys for the Georgia women “can celebrate over their fight to take Mayor Giuliani’s most cherished personal belongings, including his grandfather’s pocket watch and his signed baseball jersey of his childhood hero, but they can never take away his extraordinary record of public service,” according to Giuliani publicist Ted Goodman.
Andrew Giuliani’s lawyer received an email asking for comment.
