‘Huge red flags’: Giuliani’s ‘mess’ of finances is slammed in bankruptcy court

The judge in former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case slammed on Monday his failure to comply with deadlines and inability to keep bookkeepers to manage his “mess” of financial records.

Giuliani’s bookkeeping was heavily criticized during a three-hour-long hearing in his high-profile Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Judge Sean Lane also heard heated arguments from Giuliani’s creditors, who want a trustee to seize control of his finances and force the disgraced mayor to file monthly operating reports on time.

“There are reasons to be concerned here,” the bankruptcy court judge declared, conceding that the former mayor’s records appear to be a “mess.”

“At a certain point, a failure to comply with [court] orders means my voice will take on a decided edge,” the judge warned. “If people don’t obey court orders, it’s a profound problem.”

Giuliani attended the hearing via Zoom, sitting in a leather chair in front of a shelf bearing a bust of President Abraham Lincoln and in between two packages of the former mayor’s self-branded Rudy Coffee, a source told The Independent. It appears to be the same setup he uses when filming “America’s Mayor Live.”

Ahead of the hearing, Giuliani’s lawyers explained in a filing that financial reporting has been “difficult” because the Trump ally has been “unable to find an accounting professional willing to assist.” His attorneys have also said that the bookkeeper they are using has been “ill.”

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them,” said Rachel Strickland, a lawyer who represents the two election workers who Giuliani defamed, referring to the alleged pattern of sharing delayed and inaccurate financial records.

“His bookkeeper is ill, his accountant has quit, and no one