NEW YORK — Rudy Giuliani’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy bid may see him go up against a crowd of creditors currently planning to join forces — and could end up policing every penny he spends if they succeed, the Daily News learned Tuesday.
Hunter Biden, a fired Staten Island grocery store worker, defamed Georgia election volunteers, voting machine companies, Giuliani’s former assistant turned sexual assault accuser Noelle Dunphy, and several high-powered law firms are among the eclectic list of creditors the ex-mayor says are looking to drain his accounts.
Federal bankruptcy officials on Dec. 22 informed those demanding the highest sums of their right to form an unsecured creditors committee, according to documents obtained by The News.
“The United States Trustee urges you to consider serving on the Committee,” wrote Andrea Schwartz, a trial attorney with the Office of the U.S. Trustee. “The Committee performs a vital role in Chapter 11 reorganizations, and we hope that you will choose to participate.”
The 79-year-old Giuliani filed for bankruptcy protection in Manhattan on Dec. 21, less than a week after a jury determined he owed Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss around $146 million for falsely accusing them of fraud — prompting his spokesperson to say, “No person could have reasonably believed” he could pay. Giuliani listed debts as high as $500 million and between $1 million and $10 million in assets.
Giuliani divided his creditors into two categories. The IRS and New York tax authorities — whom he owes a combined $989,918 in income tax from 2021 and 2022 — are listed as priority. The remaining creditors mainly comprise people and entities who have sued him for claims ranging from defamation to sexual assault and law firms who say their bills never got paid. Collectively, they’re demanding a staggering $151,787,859.98. Giuliani denies all allegations.
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