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☆ Big donation to Rudy Giuliani defense fund is target of lawsuit alleging fraud by donor
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There is no public evidence that Giuliani and Martorano know each other. Giuliani spokesman Ted Goodman, in an email to CNBC, said "This is a lawsuit unrelated to us." CNBC requested comment from lawyers for Martorano, his wife, and the other defendants in both the Georgia lawsuit and a federal civil racketeering and fraud lawsuit in California related to the alleged skincare cream scam. In her ruling, the judge wrote that the plaintiff "has shown by a preponderance of the evidence that Konnektive Defendants deceived banks and credit card companies." "The Konnektive software was designed specifically for the purpose of facilitating automated bank fraud," according to the federal suit.

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☆ Creditors are coming after Rudy Giuliani's $3.5 million Florida condo in bankruptcy filing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rudy Giuliani may have to sell his Palm Beach condo to settle his bankruptcy debts. Creditors pointed out the $3.5 million property is not exempt in his Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Then there is his $3.5 million Florida condo, which is not exempt. However, Giuliani has not taken any steps to sell the Florida home, the filing says. Lawyers for Giuliani and creditors did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI.

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☆ Trump plans to testify in E. Jean Carroll's trial. His only move would be to apologize and beg for forgiveness, experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

On Monday, Trump's attorney Alina Habba said he intends to take the witness stand in his defense. Trump's two driving impulses — to fight the system and to take the witness stand — will create the judicial equivalent of a car wreck, experts told Business Insider. Alternatively, Trump can get on the witness stand and "try to testify in a narrative fashion," Jones said. Carroll's trial does have a jury, making it harder to "unring that bell" of forbidden testimony, Jones said. Or wager that he'll inflict wounds on himself by taking the witness stand?

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☆ E. Jean Carroll is taking Trump to trial over defamation and sexual abuse. Again. Wait, what?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump will once again go to trial over his sexual abuse of E. Jean Carroll. Here's what to expect from the second Carroll trial:AdvertisementWhy is Trump going to trial again for Carroll's allegations, anyway? He ruled that Trump doesn't get a re-do on Carroll's sexual abuse claims. Kaplan also ruled that it was fine for Carroll's lawyers to say that Trump "raped" Carroll. At a press conference following closing arguments in a different Trump trial, the former president told journalists he would attend the Carroll trial.

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☆ Rudy Giuliani's ex-lawyers sue him for the $1.4 million they say he owes for defending him in election interference investigations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jack Newsham | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rudy Giuliani's ex-lawyer has filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $1.4 million in unpaid bills. Costello and Giuliani's advisor Ted Goodman didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday evening. One of Trump's PAC has also paid $340,000 to a legal records firm that Giuliani owed money to, records show. In July, a panel of the DC Bar recommended that Giuliani's law license be revoked. Giuliani isn't the only Trump ally to fail to pay legal fees to Costello.

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☆ Here's Rudy Giuliani's mugshot, which he said authorities were 'going to degrade themselves' by making him take
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rudy Giuliani surrendered to authorities in Georgia on Wednesday, days after being indicted on a litany of charges. "They're going to degrade themselves by doing a mugshot of me," Giuliani said after arriving in Georgia. The Fulton County Sheriff's office distributed Giuliani's booking photo, or mugshot, on Wednesday afternoon. "I'm the same Rudy Giuliani that took down the mafia, that made New York City the safest city in America," he told reporters in Georgia. "They're going to degrade themselves by doing a mugshot of me."

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☆ Rudy Giuliani puts luxury Manhattan apartment on the block for $6.5 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Jack Newsham | Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rudy Giuliani's 3-bedroom Upper East Side co-op apartment just hit the market. The listing comes after Giuliani appeared as a co-conspirator in Trump's latest indictment. It's not clear why Giuliani is selling the unit, which he has owned for several decades. Despite his history as a prominent prosecutor and mayor of New York City, Giuliani, whose New York law license has been suspended, has had liquidity issues in the past. In 2022, a judge said Giuliani would be locked up if he didn't pay his ex-wife Judith Giuliani over $200,000 in alimony.

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☆ Rudy Giuliani's consultancy has racked up $57,000 in unpaid phone bills after it 'failed and refused to pay' its telco for 9 months
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rudy Giuliani's consultancy owes nearly $60,000 over unpaid phone bills from 2020. Giuliani Partners owes a further $30,396 from an early termination fee. The Sunday judgment calculated interest at $12,831, and additional costs and disbursements at $873, bringing Giuliani Partners' total debt to almost $60,000. A subsidiary of the firm, Giuliani Security & Services, describes him as the current chairman and CEO of Giuliani Partners. Court records show Giuliani Partners has not filed any response to Momentum Telecom's debt filings or Adams' affirmation.

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☆ Indictment says a top campaign advisor warned the Giuliani-led efforts to overturn state's votes were based on 'conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An unnamed senior Trump campaign advisor privately torched Rudy Giuliani's post-election legal gambits. "It's all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership," the advisor wrote in an email. "I'll obviously hustle to help on all fronts, but it's tough to own any of this when it's all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership," an unnamed senior campaign advisor wrote in an email on December 8, 2020, according to the indictment. Eric Herschmann, a White House attorney, went viral for his comments to the committee about how he thought conservative legal advisor John Eastman was advancing nonsensical arguments. Many of the episodes mentioned, including an unnamed Trump advisor calling the wrong senator on January 6, fit with previously revealed information about the former New York mayor's actions before, during, and after the Capitol riot.

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☆ Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who rejected Trump's push to overturn the 2020 presidential results in his state, called Rudy Giuliani's admission of making false election claims 'very troubling'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Brian Kemp steadfastly defended Georgia against claims of voter fraud after the 2020 election. Kemp, who rejected Trump's push to overturn Biden's Ga. win, dismissed Giuliani's claims in 2020. "Which is really troubling when you're trying to have secure, accessible, fair elections in the state," Kemp continued. "He doesn't know the Georgia Bureau of Investigation very well," Kemp said of Giuliani in December 2020. After the 2020 election, Trump continued to needle Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over their refusal to boost his false election claims and prod legislators to reverse the outcome.

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The D.C. panel found that Giuliani made sweeping claims of voter fraud that he did not have evidence to support. “We are obviously disappointed with the committee’s recommendation but look forward to filing a vigorous appeal to the Board on Professional Responsibility and the court," said Giuliani lawyer Barry Kamins. The committee’s recommendation will now be considered by the full D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility, which oversees attorney discipline cases in Washington, D.C. The D.C. Court of Appeals will make the final decision on whether Giuliani should be disbarred. Trump put Giuliani in charge of the legal strategy to challenge the results of the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden.

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☆ Rudy Giuliani asks judge to toss 'salacious' references to his appearance in 'Borat' movie, denies making racist remarks and selling pardons in response to ex-staffer's sex-abuse lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Jennifer Cunningham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rudy Giuliani asked a judge to toss parts of the sex-abuse lawsuit against him. Giuliani also denied selling pardons for Trump and making discriminatory remarks. Those claims, Giuliani said, are either false or don't bolster Dunphy's underlying claims that he sexually assaulted her. According to Dunphy's lawsuit, Giuliani behaved the same way in his apartment with her and then forced her to give him oral sex. Noelle Dunphy's lawsuit includes allegations of sexual abuse, using Rudy Giuliani's presence in the "Borat" sequel as a reference point.

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☆ This clothing shop is selling 'Faux News' T-shirts mocking Tucker Carlson to raise money to help Ukrainians in the war he vocally opposed
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Igor Novikov, the founder of Cancel Kouture, told Insider the shirts approach opinions with humor. "At the moment, we're donating to resilience centers and the charities that are directly supporting people in need," he told Insider. "And I realized that it must've been Fox News, and it must've been Tucker," Novikov said. And Novikov said while Cancel Kouture gets its namesake from the phenomenon of "canceling" someone, it's also more lighthearted. "I'm not a huge fan of cancel culture because, to me, it seems too aggressive and too indiscriminate," Novikov told Insider.

☆ Rudy Giuliani was helping Noelle Dunphy in a brutal legal fight with her 'abusive' ex when he abused her himself: court docs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Noelle Dunphy says she agreed to work for Giuliani when he promised a $1 million salary and free legal help. At the time, Dunphy was embroiled in a messy court battle with a wealthy, "abusive" ex, court papers state. "Rather, Ms. Dunphy would come to understand that Giuliani was aroused by discussing her sexual history and violent relationships. But Giuliani was slinging insults at her on Twitter and had revealed her true name in connection with the case, Dunphy alleged. Giuliani took advantage of Dunphy's legal troubles, her lawsuit allegesFar from helping Dunphy with her legal morass, Giuliani "abused his position as Ms. Dunphy's lawyer to pressure her into sex," her lawsuit claims.

☆ Rudy Giuliani took Viagra 'constantly' and 'would not take no for an answer' when demanding sex, says a woman accusing him of sexual assault
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rudy Giuliani's ex-staffer filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and workplace harassment. The ex-staffer, Noelle Dunphy, said in the lawsuit that Giuliani took Viagra "constantly." The lawsuit states that the former New York mayor "took Viagra constantly" and called on Dunphy to satisfy his sexual urges, which "came virtually anytime, anywhere." Besides sexual assault, the lawsuit also accuses Giuliani of making sexist comments about former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton. The lawsuit also accuses Giuliani of having a "sexual attraction" to his 20-year-old employee and kissing her on the lips.

☆ Tucker Carlson's texts from the Dominion lawsuit reveal the real Fox News
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Rebecca Zisser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Private texts reveal incredible detail about Fox News' inner workings. Among the messages is a thread where Tucker Carlson privately bashes Trump. Top Fox News hosts, including Tucker Carlson, privately insulted Chris Wallace and hatched a plot for a rebellion — November, 16, 2020. In a group chat between the three biggest hosts, Carlson, Hannity, and Ingraham, few colleagues, including then-"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace, were spared. In a group chat between the three biggest hosts, Carlson, Hannity, and Ingraham, few colleagues such as then-"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace were spared.

☆ Texts from the Dominion lawsuit reveal the real Fox News
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Rebecca Zisser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Among the messages is a thread where Tucker Carlson privately bashes Trump. Dominion captured a number of texts that show Fox employees' apprehension about the growing conspiracy claims about the company's voting machines in the wake of the election. Top Fox News hosts, including Tucker Carlson, privately insulted Chris Wallace and hatched a plot for a rebellion — November, 16, 2020. In a group chat between the three biggest hosts, Carlson, Hannity, and Ingraham, few colleagues, including then-"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace, were spared. In a group chat between the three biggest hosts, Carlson, Hannity, and Ingraham, few colleagues such as then-"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace were spared.

☆ Tucker Carlson and Fox News execs privately mocked Rudy Giuliani's post-election press conference where hair dye dripped down his head
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tucker Carlson and Fox News executives privately mocked Rudy Giuliani's post-election press conference. Newly released texts show Carlson saying his "mind is blown" at hair dye dripping down Giuliani's face. One of Carlson's producers called the press conference "desperate and deranged." In one text exchange during Rudy Giuliani's now-infamous press conference on November 19, 2020, Tucker Carlson and his executive producer Justin Wells ridiculed Giuliani. Fox News executive Ron Mitchell ultimately said it would be smart not to cover the press conference.

☆ 'I hate him passionately': New court documents reveal Tucker Carlson's true feelings about Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Fox News host Tucker Carlson's true feelings about former President Donald Trump have been revealed. 'I hate him passionately'In one exchange, Carlson fantasized about not having to cover Trump after the 2020 election, saying that he "passionately" hated Trump. Referring to the decision desk staffers who made the Arizona call, Carlson texted: "Those fuckers are destroying our credibility. At another point in the same day, Carlson texted that "we've got to be incredibly careful right now. Tucker Carlson, who's ardently supported former President Donald Trump on his show, privately said he hated Trump, court filings show.

☆ Hunter Biden warns Steve Bannon, Rudy Giuliani, Roger Stone, and 11 others to preserve records for potential litigation following laptop scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hunter Biden's attorney sent notices to 14 people at the center of the laptop scandal. Rudy Giuliani's attorney told Insider that Biden's counsel is "acting out of desperation." The personal life and business dealings of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's middle child, have been the center of Republican criticism. Twenty days before the 2020 election, the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop became a controversial and confusing political scandal, New York Magazine reported. Rocca, Lowell, Wengui's attorneys, and an attorney for Stone, Bruce S. Rogow, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ DC disciplinary counsel says Rudy Giuliani's law license should be revoked because his 'misconduct' was 'so serious that it should never be allowed to happen again'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A prosecutor for the DC bar's Office of Disciplinary Counsel said Giuliani should be disbarred. Hamilton Fox said Giuliani's "misconduct" after the 2020 election was "so serious that it should never be allowed to happen again." The DC Board of Professional Responsibility made a preliminary finding that a lawsuit Giuliani filed in 2020 violated ethics rules. Giuliani's "misconduct" after the 2020 election was "so serious that it should never be allowed to happen again," disciplinary counsel Hamilton Fox said. Giuliani vehemently defended himself after Fox made his comments, accusing the disciplinary counsel of engaging in a "personal attack" without presenting proper evidence.

☆ Syracuse University is preparing to revoke Rudy Giuliani's honorary law degree
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Syracuse University is preparing to implement a process for revoking honorary degrees. "Now that we're moving to implement, we have to wait to formally introduce it through committees and the University Senate." These recommendations were submitted to Syverud and the University Senate, and were combined into a report presented to the Board. The University is reviewing the resolution recently passed by the University Senate to rescind Rudy Giuliani's honorary degree." Apart from Syracuse University — President Joe Biden is a graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law, incidentally — the hold-outs include St. John Fisher University in New York, Loyola University Maryland, The Citadel in South Carolina, and Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

☆ A top member of the Oath Keepers texted with Rudy Giuliani's son about the 2020 election, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A top member of the Oath Keepers texted Andrew Giuliani about election issues, per NBC News. Ex-GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman told NBC News it's "so important" for the public to know about such links. Since the message was sent to a switchboard line at the White House, it was undeliverable. Andrew Giuliani told NBC News that he last communicated with SoRelle on November 20, 2020. "Until you mentioned her, until I looked it up, it didn't really ring a bell," Giuliani told the news organization.

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