Have any federal or state lawsuits been filed against tunnel to towers in the past 12 months?
Executive summary
Available sources show reporting about subpoenas and financial scrutiny linking Rudy Giuliani and payments from the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in mid‑2024, but they do not report any federal or state civil or criminal lawsuits filed against the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in the past 12 months (sources describe subpoenas and financial ties, not suits) [1] [2]. The foundation’s own materials and charity ratings referenced here show ongoing charitable activity and positive governance ratings but do not mention recent litigation [3] [4].
1. What the records actually show: subpoenas and reporting, not lawsuits
Recent reporting in mid‑2024 describes subpoenas seeking documents about financial ties between Mr. Giuliani and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in Giuliani’s bankruptcy matter; Law & Crime framed that action as a subpoena tied to Giuliani’s bankruptcy proceedings, not as a lawsuit against the charity itself [1]. The New York Times reported that the charity provided money to Giuliani’s firm and that those ties were under scrutiny; the Times article likewise frames the development as investigative reporting and scrutiny — not a federal or state lawsuit filed against the foundation [2].
2. What journalists and public records have not found: no sourced suit filings in our set
Search results provided here include news stories, the foundation’s website, charity watchdog pages and ProPublica nonprofit data, and none of those items report a federal or state lawsuit brought against Tunnel to Towers within the last year. The available material documents subpoenas, financial links and typical nonprofit filings, but it does not identify a complaint, indictment, or civil suit naming the foundation in that timeframe [3] [1] [2] [5] [4].
3. How subpoenas differ from lawsuits — and why that matters
A subpoena is a demand for documents or testimony and commonly appears in other parties’ bankruptcy or criminal cases; it signals investigative interest but is not a pleading that initiates litigation against the recipient. The Law & Crime piece explicitly describes a subpoena in Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case seeking documents about his financial ties to the charity [1]. The distinction matters because subpoenas can generate headlines about scrutiny without representing a legal claim being prosecuted against the nonprofit itself.
4. Tunnel to Towers’ public profile: active fundraising and watchdog ratings
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation continues to publish programs and fundraising claims on its site and retains high marks from at least one charity evaluator cited here — CharityWatch lists an A+ rating and a high program percentage, which the charity uses in public materials; ProPublica maintains nonprofit filings but the entries provided do not show recent litigation filings against the organization in this dataset [3] [4] [5].
5. Competing viewpoints and implicit agendas in the coverage
Mainstream outlets (The New York Times) reported that the foundation funded some of Giuliani’s income streams and that those ties merited reporting and document requests; Law & Crime emphasized subpoenas in the context of creditor motions in the bankruptcy [2] [1]. Those stories can be read differently depending on audience: one view sees legitimate journalistic scrutiny of political figures and their donors; another may interpret attention to the charity as politically motivated given Giuliani’s profile. The sources themselves do not allege wrongdoing by Tunnel to Towers, only that finances and relationships are being examined [1] [2].
6. Limitations of available reporting and what we do not know
Available sources do not mention any federal or state lawsuit filed against the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in the last 12 months; they also do not provide full access to court dockets or later filings beyond June 2024 in this dataset, so it is possible suits could exist outside the provided reporting or after the captured dates [1] [2]. Court dockets and recent filings are not included among these search results (not found in current reporting).
7. What to check next (practical steps for confirmation)
To confirm definitively, review federal PACER and relevant state court dockets for the past 12 months, and look for updated reporting from major outlets or press releases from state attorneys general; those sources are not included in the set you provided, so we cannot cite them here (not found in current reporting). Based on the materials supplied, the story is one of investigative subpoenas and reportage, not a publicized federal or state lawsuit against Tunnel to Towers [1] [2].