Rudy Giuliani must pay his ex-wife or risk jail – NBC New York

NEW YORK – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani missed a Manhattan courthouse hearing on Friday, where a judge ordered the 78-year-old to pay his ex-wife more than $ 225,000 as part of a divorce settlement. otherwise you could end up in jail.

Judge Michael Katz said Giuliani outrages the court and has until next month to make the payment, including $ 10,000 in legal fees, the NY Post first reported. If Giuliani doesn’t pay by 7 October, he could be arrested.

Judith Giuliani had asked the judge to despise her ex-husband for the late payments under the 2019 divorce agreement.

During his last court appearance, Giuliani told the judge that his third wife’s claim that he owes her $ 260,000 is a “gross exaggeration” and that he actually owes her about $ 50,000.

“I owe you some money, but I don’t owe you $ 260,000,” Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s legal counsel, told the state court judge.

Katz previously told Giuliani he was in default for not filing the documents in response to Judith’s allegations. The former mayor admitted the mistake but said: “I have been sued in ten different cases. I’m preparing for two massive hearings, “the NY Post reported.

“It’s totally my fault,” he said. “I don’t know how to emphasize the pressure on you.”

Judith Giuliani’s attorney, Dror Bikel, told the judge that her client has no income and suggested that Giuliani write her a check.

“That would definitely show good faith,” Katz said.

Rudy Giuliani focused on other issues, including his testimony before a Georgia grand jury last month about attempts by Trump and his supporters to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.

“I had a really good experience with them,” Giuliani said, according to the Daily News. “They told me they were very pleased with my testimony. They thought they did, but I told them if they had any more questions … I didn’t do anything wrong in Georgia. I haven’t done anything wrong anywhere. “

Rudy and Judith Giuliani have been married for 15 years. Giuliani has been married for 20 years to Donna Hannover, mother of his two children. Before that, he was married for 14 years to his second cousin, Regina Peruggi. That marriage was canceled.

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