London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A London court has ruled that police can seize over £2m from Andrew and Tristan Tate for unpaid taxes on £21m in earnings from their online businesses.
A civil case launched by Devon and Cornwall Police aims to seize £2.8m from Andrew and Tristan Tate, along with a woman referred to only as “J,” whose funds are frozen in seven frozen accounts.
In a judgement at Westminster Magistrates Court today, Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled in support of Devon and Cornwall Police in their request to seize £2.8m.
The Chief Magistrate stated what seemed like a “complex financial matrix” was a “straightforward cheat of the revenue.”
Both Andrew Tate, 38, and Tristan Tate, 36, remain in Romania, with Wednesday’s court ruling taking place just before a Bucharest hearing on Thursday to determine whether they will face trial for human trafficking and rape allegations.
As reported by the Dawn, during a recent hearing, lawyer Sarah Clarke cited Andrew Tate from a video where he stated, “When I lived in England I refused to pay tax,” explained that his strategy was to “ignore, ignore, ignore because, in the end, they go away.”
Sarah Clarke, who represented the force, argued that both brothers had numerous bank accounts in the UK, seven of which are on hold and that money “washed around” them. She added, “That’s what tax evasion looks like, that’s what money laundering looks like.”
According to the court, the money was earned from online product sales and their OnlyFans subscription platforms.
While reacting to news of being accused of human trafficking, he posted on X, stating, “First, they labelled me a human trafficker, yet they couldn’t find a single woman to stand against me.”
Following the start of his webcam business in the UK, Andrew Tate moved to Romania. He gained global influence through social media, where he shared success advice alongside controversial, misogynistic, and violent statements.
According to police, both Tate brothers transferred around $12m into an account in J’s name and initiated a second account,
Although an unknown woman referred to as J had no involvement in their online businesses.
The court was told that J received £805,000 into her Revolut account, including £495,000 paid to Andrew Tate and £75,000 transferred to an account in her name, Which was ultimately transformed into cryptocurrency.
The judge ruled that the frozen accounts were used to “launder the undeclared revenues” from the Tates’ businesses.
Sky News reports Martin Evans KC, who is representing the Tates, said in a statement that the brother’s bank transfers were “entirely orthodox” for online business operators and that they did “a singularly bad job” if their target was to separate themselves from the funds.
A spokesperson from the Devon and Cornwall Police stated, “From the outset we have aimed to demonstrate that Andrew and Tristan Tate evaded taxes and laundered money through bank accounts located in Devon.”
A Romanian court placed the Tate brothers under judicial jurisdiction in August, in connection with another case.
After allegations of posting hate content, Andrew Tate was banned from TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube, though he retains significant popularity on X, where he has nearly 10 million followers.