Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case dismissed, opening door to creditors pursuing collection

• A New York federal bankruptcy judge dismissed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection case of Rudy Giuliani, exposing the former Trump lawyer to his creditors seeking repayments of his massive debts in other court venues.
• Those creditors include two Georgia election workers to whom Giuliani owes $148 million in civil damages for defamation when he sought to overturn the loss of then-President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
• Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane gave a scathing description of Giuliani's conduct in the case when he issued the ruling.

A New York federal bankruptcy judge on Friday in a scathing ruling dismissed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection case of Rudy Giuliani, immediately exposing the newly disbarred former Trump lawyer to creditors seeking repayments of his massive debts in other court venues.

Those creditors include two Georgia election workers, to whom Giuliani owes $148 million in civil damages for defamation from a federal district court jury award in December.

"Mr. Giuliani has failed to provide an accurate and complete picture of his financial affairs in the six months that this case has been pending," Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court Judge Sean Lane wrote in his dismissal ruling.

"The lack of financial transparency is particularly troubling given concerns that Mr. Giuliani has engaged in self-dealing and that he has potential conflicts of interest that would hamper the administration of his bankruptcy case," Lane added.

The defamation damages that comprise most of Giuliani's financial liabilities stem from slanderous statements the former New York City mayor made about the workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, when he was trying to overturn the loss