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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.