Jury orders Giuliani to pay $148 million to Georgia election workers
On 15 December 2023 a federal jury in Washington ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay roughly $148 million to Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, two Georgia election workers he had falsely accused of fraud during the 2020 count.
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On 15 December 2023 a federal jury in Washington ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay roughly $148 million to Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, two Georgia election workers he had falsely accused of fraud during the 2020 count. The award came after a four-day trial in which both women described the threats and harassment they received.
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Rudy Giuliani
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- 1.theguardian.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: giuliani+freeman+148 · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Jury orders Giuliani to pay $148 million to Georgia election workers. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/giuliani-defamation-verdict-freeman-moss-2023-12-15
https://factrail.ai/facts/giuliani-defamation-verdict-freeman-moss-2023-12-15
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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