Rudy Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy After Losing Election Worker Defamation Case

null By Alexander Gladstone, Becky Yerak and Alexander SaeedyUpdated Dec. 21, 2023 6:28 pm ET|WSJ ProRudy Giuliani was ordered to pay $148 million in damages to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss for the defamation of the two Georgia election workers after the 2020 presidential election. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesRudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and ex-lawyer for Donald Trump, has filed for bankruptcy after a court ordered him to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers for defaming them.Giuliani filed for chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York on Thursday, reporting estimated assets of between $1 million and $10 million and estimated liabilities of at least $152 million.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

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Rudy Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy After Losing Election Worker Defamation Case

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By Alexander Gladstone, Becky Yerak and Alexander Saeedy

Updated Dec. 21, 2023 6:28 pm ET|WSJ Pro

Rudy Giuliani was ordered to pay $148 million in damages to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss for the defamation of the two Georgia election workers after the 2020 presidential election. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and ex-lawyer for Donald Trump, has filed for bankruptcy after a court ordered him to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers for defaming them.

Giuliani filed for chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York on Thursday, reporting estimated assets of between $1 million and $10 million and estimated liabilities of at least $152 million.