New York Judge Threatens Rudy Giuliani With Jail Time If He Doesn’t Pay Ex-Wife $225K

AManhattan Judge isn’t playing around with former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.

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The judge threatened him with jail time if he doesn’t make payments toward the $225,000 he owes his ex-wife, Judith Giuliani.

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During a hearing on Friday for the ongoing legal dispute between the former couple-which Rudy didn’t attend

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Manhattan Judge Michael Katz warned the ex-politician that he could go to jail if he failed to pay $225,000 plus the legal fees he owes her, RadarOnline reported.

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“If the amount is not paid by that date, I’m going to be forced — unfortunately, because it’s not something I want to do —

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I’m going to be forced to remand the defendant into custody,” Judge Katz said in the courtroom.

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Not only did the former mayor not show up to court, but he also failed to file evidence to dispute his ex’s claims against him,

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, in which Judge Katz slammed him for failing to meet his requirements in the 2019 divorce settlement, leaving the court no other options.

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