Andrew Giuliani, the son of Rudy Giuliani, is seeking to prevent two Georgia election workers, who recently won a substantial defamation verdict against his father, from claiming Rudy’s New York Yankees World Series rings. In new court documents filed in Manhattan federal court, Andrew asserts that he is the rightful owner of the rings, having received them as gifts several years ago.
Andrew Giuliani, who later ran unsuccessfully for governor of New York as a Republican in 2022, stated that his father gifted him four World Series rings in 2018. He mentioned in his filings that they had a mutual understanding that Rudy would temporarily hold onto one of the rings to wear.
The World Series rings — awarded for the Yankees’ victories in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000 — were given to Rudy Giuliani while he served as mayor of New York during those years. In his filings relating to a recent bankruptcy case, Rudy listed three of these rings among his personal possessions within an estimated jewelry collection valued at $30,000, which also features luxury watches.
Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, the election workers in question, won a $148 million judgment after claiming that Rudy Giuliani made false statements regarding voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election. They alleged that Giuliani propagated Donald Trump’s claims of a stolen election, which led to severe threats against their safety.
As part of their effort to collect on the judgment awarded to them, Freeman and Moss have petitioned a federal judge in New York to grant them Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment, along with the World Series rings and additional properties. Andrew Giuliani has since filed a motion in the case, asserting his claim over the rings, which a judge approved on Wednesday.
In the meantime, Rudy Giuliani is appealing the $148 million decision in a federal appeals court. He invokes free speech protections and contests that Freeman and Moss did not establish that he made the alleged falsified claims with “actual malice,” a critical burden of proof in defamation cases. Giuliani is urging the New York judge to withhold any property transfer to Freeman and Moss until after the appeal is concluded.
Lawyers representing both Rudy Giuliani and Freeman and Moss declined to comment on Andrew Giuliani’s claim regarding the World Series rings. A request for commentary from Andrew Giuliani’s lawyer went unanswered immediately.
In his court documents, Andrew Giuliani recounts how his father presented him with the rings following a birthday celebration for Rudy in May 2018. He stated, “He told me, in essence, ‘I promised you these would be yours one day, and I want to give them to you now.’” He emphasized the special bond they shared over Yankees games while growing up, expressing excitement about receiving the rings.
Andrew also provided the court with a photo of himself and his wife holding the cases for two of the rings, taken on the night he claims to have received them as gifts. He maintained that the rings should not be awarded to Freeman and Moss since they are his rightful property.
Rudy Giuliani’s overall assets, which include a condo in Palm Beach, Florida, together with signed memorabilia such as pictures of Reggie Jackson and a Joe DiMaggio shirt, are estimated to potentially exceed $10 million if liquidated to settle the judgment owed to Freeman and Moss.
According to court filings from Freeman and Moss, they allege that Rudy Giuliani has consistently attempted to obstruct their efforts to collect the awarded judgment, even resorting to legal measures like his dismissed bankruptcy case. They declared, “Mr. Giuliani has spent years evading accountability for his actions. With the dismissal of his bankruptcy case, Plaintiffs can finally take steps towards receiving some form of compensation by enforcing their judgment.”
A federal judge in Manhattan has set a hearing for October 17 regarding Freeman and Moss’s motion to take possession of Rudy Giuliani’s assets, moving the case forward as both parties prepare for the next steps in this ongoing legal battle.
