Rudy Guiliani has surrendered dozens of his luxury watches and a Mercedes as payment for his $148 million defamation judgment involving two former Georgia election workers. According to a letter filed by Guiliani's lawyer, Joseph Cammarata, the watches and the 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL 500—which was once owned by actress Lauren Bacall—were delivered by FedEx to a bank in Atlanta, Georgia. Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and long-time ally of President-elect Donald Trump , was ordered to surrender his apartment and other belongings in order to pay millions of dollars in damages to Rudy Freeman and Shaye Moss.
The mother and daughter sued Guiliani for defamation after he pushed baseless claims of voter fraud allegations during the 2020 campaign. Guiliani's lawyer, Joseph Cammarata, argued in his letter on Friday that some of Guiliani's possessions should be exempted from the defamation judge, including apparel, furniture and other household items. Cammarata also argued that it was "wholly improper" of the court to force Guiliani to surrender his Mercedes, arguing that the car should have been appraised first to determine its worth.
Cammarata argued that if the vehicle is valued under $5,500, then it should be exempt from the judgment. It's unclear what the car would be valued at, but Classic.com shows that over the past five years, Mercedes-Benz SL 500s made from 1980-1989 were sold from $9,500 to $201,000, with an average of $29,000.
Cammarata said that had the appraisa.