Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case officially dismissed

A federal judge has officially dismissedRudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case after the cash-strapped former New York City mayor and his creditors were deadlocked over his finances and money he owed for administrative expenses.

Judge Sean Lane initiallytossed out the case last month, citing Giuliani’s lack of financial transparency and his apparent attempts to evade court orders.

But Giuliani’s lawyers and and his bankruptcy creditors were left trying to figure out how the former mayor would pay tens of thousands of dollars he owes for administrative fees, whether he can actually pay any of it, and how much money he has on hand — questions that have also been at the center of the bankruptcy case.

Giuliani’s agreement to pay off his administrative costs means that he will dodge further scrutiny over his financial disclosures — including having to testify under oath, which Judge Lane had suggested was a possibility.

The end of the bankruptcy proceedings means his creditors can continue to push the courts for what they say they are owed.

The parties had all agreed last month that dismissing the bankruptcy proceedings would be the best way forward for debtors to try to collect, including $148 million that a jury awarded a pair of election workers who were subject to harassment and threats after Giuliani defamed them with bogus claims about their actions during the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

Election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss can now rely on the courts to seek what they’re owed, including potentially seizing his assets.

Giuliani’s attorneys told the court last month that dismissing the case would give him the “best chance” of appealing that defamation verdict.

The former mayor must hand over $100,000 to his