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Rudy Giuliani

Former mayor and attorney

Told the country that two Georgia election workers ran a ballot-fraud scheme. He refused to comply with discovery, the court entered a default judgment against him, and a jury ordered him to pay them $148 million.

1 receipt on file · Last reviewed 2026-08-03

RECEIPT_01 · 2020-12 Default judgment

The claim

Election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss ran a ballot-fraud scheme in Atlanta, passing “suitcases” of illegal ballots and a USB drive “like vials of heroin or cocaine.”

Made in: A congressional hearing and repeated television appearances

The proof

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia entered a default judgment against Giuliani on liability after he repeatedly failed to comply with discovery orders. In December 2023 a jury awarded Freeman and Moss $148 million in damages.

The record

Freeman v. Giuliani · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · No. 1:21-cv-03354

Outcome: Default judgment on liability; $148 million jury award (December 2023)

A court entered a finding of liability against the person because they failed to comply with court orders during the case.

Giuliani filed for bankruptcy after the verdict. The state of Georgia’s own investigation, led by officials of his own party, had already found no truth in the allegations.

What this file is

This dossier collects contradictions established in legal records. It is not a verdict on everything Rudy Giuliani has ever said, and it does not assert intent. Where outcomes have changed on appeal or review, the receipt says so.