Andrew Tate and his brother lose £2.8m court battle over unpaid tax claims
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Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan must forfeit more than £2m after a judge ruled they failed to pay any tax on £21m in revenue from online businesses including OnlyFans. Devon and Cornwall Police brought the civil case to seize £2.8m held in seven frozen bank accounts from the Tate brothers and a woman who can only be referred to as "J" for legal reasons.
Chief magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled in favour of the force in a judgment handed down at Westminster Magistrates' Court today. At an earlier hearing in July, Sarah Clarke KC, representing the force, described the Tate brothers, who are former kickboxers, as "serial tax and VAT evaders".
They were said to have failed to pay a penny in tax on £21m of revenue from their online businesses including War Room, Hustlers' University, Cobra Tate and OnlyFans between 2014 and 2022. The court heard 38-year-old Andrew Tate's approach was "ignore, ignore, ignore because in the end they go away" and he said in a video posted online: "When I lived in England I refused to pay tax.".
Police said the brothers paid just under $12m (around £9.5m) into an account in J's name and opened a second account in her name, even though she had no role in their businesses. More luxury cars seized from Andrew Tate's Bucharest home. Andrew Tate under house arrest over fresh allegations after home raided.
Andrew Tate's home raided amid new claims of trafficking minors. She received a payment of £805,000 into her Revolut account, the court heard, with £495,000 of that money paid to Andrew Tate, and £75,000 sent to an account in J's name that was later converted to cryptocurrency, the court heard.
