Rudy Giuliani spent a staggering sum on polyester neckties, phone chargers and camera gadgets despite bankruptcy, a court filing late Tuesday night revealed.
The $1,892 in purchases across nearly 30 orders, sent to addresses in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida include a laundry list of clothing, personal goods, and pantry staples, all as Giuliani was mandated to rein in his spending by a bankruptcy court.
The former New York City mayor and Trump adviser fell on hard times after being ordered to pay $148 million to two Georgia election workers who he defamed, filing for bankruptcy in December 2021.
But bank and Amazon records filed in court on Tuesday, initially obtained by 404 Media, outline a staggering pattern of spending. Giuliani, limited to a monthly spend of a still-whopping $43,000, spent closer to the tune of $120,000 in just his first month under the agreement, and at least $75,305 in May.
The nearly $2,000 in Amazon purchases represent something greater, critics say: Giuliani’s near-total refusal to comply in good faith with his bankruptcy.
As legal columnist Jonathan Wolf notes for legal publication Above the Law, “Giuliani is abusing the bankruptcy process like any number of rich entitled douchebags before him.”
“People whose lives Giuliani ruined, who he owes a tremendous amount of money to, might never see a dime,” Wolf wrote.
Giuliani, who faces disbarment in multiple jurisdictions, along with a criminal indictment in Arizona, continues to peddle lies about the 2020 election. The same lies that resulted in his bankruptcy after the defamation ruling.