**Giuliani Faces Asset Seizure as Former Election Workers Pursue $148 Million Judgment**

In a significant development, lawyers for two former Georgia election workers visited Rudolph W. Giuliani's Upper East Side apartment last week, noting it was nearly empty of valuable items. This move further complicates efforts to collect the $148 million defamation judgment against the former New York City mayor.

Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Shaye Moss, to whom Mr. Giuliani owes the hefty judgment, are navigating obstacles in their collection attempts. Despite a court order to surrender various assets, Mr. Giuliani appears to have relocated most valuable belongings, including art, furniture, and sports memorabilia, from his Manhattan home.

The once-furnished apartment on East 66th Street now houses only minimal, less valuable items like rugs and inexpensive wall art. The lawyers’ visit revealed significant possessions had already been moved, potentially to Florida, where Mr. Giuliani owns a condo. Among the items reportedly relocated are a vintage Mercedes-Benz convertible and a collection of expensive watches.

Further complicating matters, Mr. Giuliani has yet to complete the necessary paperwork to transfer the apartment's ownership to Freeman and Moss. This delay prompted Judge Lewis J. Liman of Federal District Court in Manhattan to call for an in-person hearing, mandating Mr. Giuliani's presence after he missed the October 29 deadline to turn over assets. Giuliani's lawyers requested permission for him to attend the hearing remotely, citing prior commitments, but the judge denied this request.

This case dates back to December 2020, when Mr. Giuliani, then serving as personal lawyer to Donald J. Trump, falsely accused Freeman and Moss of ballot fraud through a widely circulated video. The women, who are Black, subsequently faced violent, racist threats, prompting them to sue for defamation in December 2021. In a ruling that year, a federal jury in Washington, D.C., decided on the $148 million judgment against Giuliani.

Despite filing for bankruptcy protection, Giuliani's lack of cooperation led to the dismissal of his case. He faces ongoing lawsuits and criminal charges in two states, alongside a sexual harassment suit from a former employee. Moreover, Giuliani has lost his law licenses in New York and Washington, D.C., due to his actions following the 2020 presidential election.