

In May, a woman who said she worked for Giuliani sued him, alleging he owed her nearly $2 million in unpaid wages and he had coerced her into sex. Giuliani said he was making progress paying the debt, which she said totaled more than $260,000. Last year, a judge threatened Giuliani with jail in a dispute over money owed to Judith, his third ex-wife. To save money, Giuliani has represented himself in some legal disputes. After his indictment, he directed social media followers to the website of his legal defense fund. In July, he put his Manhattan apartment up for sale for $6.5 million. In the meantime, Giuliani has been trying to drum up cash in other ways. Giuliani’s son, Andrew, said last week that the Bedminster fundraiser was expected to raise more than $1 million for Giuliani’s legal bills and that Trump had committed to hosting a second event at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, later in the fall or early winter. Encore KTV is one of the hottest karaoke and bars in Duluth, bringing in some of the hottest DJs within Atlanta. The judge has already ordered Giuliani and his businesses to pay more than $130,000 in legal fees for the women. Giuliani could be on the hook for a massive financial penalty after a judge held him liable last month in a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers who say he falsely accused them of fraud. He represented Giuliani in matters ranging from an investigation into his business dealings in Ukraine, which resulted in an FBI raid on his home and office in April 2021, to state and federal probes of his work in the wake of Trump’s 2020 election loss.Ĭostello and his firm said in their lawsuit that they also helped represent Giuliani in various civil lawsuits filed against him and in disciplinary proceedings that led to the suspension of his law licenses in Washington, D.C., and New York. Giuliani has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he acted as Trump’s chief co-conspirator.Ĭostello, a partner at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, was Giuliani’s lawyer from November 2019 to July 2023. Giuliani, Trump and 17 others were indicted last month in Georgia, accused by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of plotting to subvert Joe Biden’s election win. Monday’s lawsuit is the latest sign of Giuliani’s mounting financial strain, exacerbated by costly investigations, lawsuits, fines, sanctions and damages related to his work helping Trump try to overturn the 2020 election. “It’s a real shame when lawyers do things like this, and all I will say is that their bill is way in excess to anything approaching legitimate fees.” “I can’t express how personally hurt I am by what Bob Costello has done,” Giuliani said Monday in a statement provided by his spokesperson.
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The lawsuit, filed in state court in Manhattan, seeks full payment of Giuliani’s unpaid bills, as well as costs and fees from their efforts to get him to pay up. 11, 2001, attacks, breached his retainer agreement by failing to pay invoices in full in a timely fashion. "I feel like this is just a part of justice, but we have a long, long way to go," Strong said.Costello and the firm say Giuliani, once celebrated as “America’s mayor” for his leadership after the Sept. She said she’s also working on launching an organization to advocate for nightlife worker safety and provide support for victims’ families.Īlready, Strong said the family of another security guard that was shot and killed on the job has already reached out. "It’s to ensure that they have the proper insurance, the proper training, and things like that for their employees." "The bill I want to pass is specifically for security teams, and clubs and lounges," Strong said. Mayor Andre Dickens vowed to address the issues with what he called a "Nightlife Division."Ī spokesperson for Dickens said over the weekend, the city held its first-ever training day workshop for clubs geared toward safety.īut Strong wants to take it further, with a new state law. "It’s about every single place that’s in the city that’s running without insurance or not properly protecting their employees," she said. Now that it’s closed, Strong is shifting her focus to preventing nightclub gun violence throughout Atlanta. Trash and bartending utensils were tossed near the entrance and the dumpster was overflowing. When FOX 5 cameras showed up on Monday evening, the place was already being ripped apart. "I feel like now the city is finally realizing that this really is a problem." "It started with an Encore, but it won’t end with Encore," she said. Police said 21-year-old Damon Wilson shot Ross after Wilson was ejected from the club.Įver since Ross’ girlfriend Aaliyah Strong has been on a mission to see the bar closed, and nightclub violence in Atlanta addressed. Among those who lost their lives at the club was 28-year-old Ty Ross, one of its security guards.
