Andrew Tate, a controversial influencer, is embroiled in a money laundering investigation involving millions laundered via a British bank account controlled by a woman named ‘J,’ with whom he had an affair. Court documents reveal she transferred approximately $12 million through multiple accounts, funding a lavish lifestyle, including properties and supercars. Tate and his brother Tristan are implicated in sex trafficking and tax evasion, with around £1.3 million traced to clients of their businesses aimed at young men. They strongly deny the allegations, claiming the funds were legitimately earned. A judge ruled their financial activities indicated tax evasion and money laundering.
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate had millions of pounds laundered through a British bank account run by a woman with whom he had an affair, court documents have revealed. Ta.
The investigation revealed that the woman’s accounts were traced back to a West Country property and that she had transferred up to $12 million (about £10 million) through four accounts.
Tate, 38, and her brother Tristan, 36, are said to have spent the money on lavish lifestyles they flaunt on social media, including a mansion in Romania and a supercar.
Around £1.3m is estimated to have come from UK clients of Tate’s two businesses, Hustlers University and The War Room. Both courses are said to be aimed at young men and teach them how to induce women into sex work.
According to legal documents seen by The Sunday Times, when British and Romanian police launched an investigation into Tate and his brother Tristan in 2022, the woman, known only as ‘J’, used her cryptocurrency account to transferred £805,000 of their funds.
This comes after Devon and Cornwall police launched civil proceedings last month and succeeded in obtaining a series of asset confiscation orders.
As a result, we were able to seize approximately £2.7 million which was held in accounts operated by Mr J and the Tate brothers for the purpose of tax evasion.
The two brothers are at the center of a Romanian police investigation into allegations of sex trafficking, sex with minors and money laundering. Both men strongly deny the charges.
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate had millions of pounds laundered through a British bank account run by a woman with whom he had an affair.
Andrew Tate waves as he emerges from a Bucharest courtroom with his brother Tristan on January 9 in Bucharest, Romania.
Last week, a Tate spokesperson revealed that the influencer was released from house arrest for the first time in five months on Tuesday. The brothers and four other suspects were placed under house arrest when prosecutors opened a second criminal investigation.
In December, the Court of Appeal in Bucharest sent the first unrelated case back to the prosecutor’s office for a second time, saying it could not proceed in its current form.
In this case, the brothers were accused of human trafficking and forming an organized group to sexually exploit women. They deny these claims as well as the rape and human trafficking claims made against them in the UK.
Now, according to British court documents, Tate used British accounts to pay around £500,000 to Romanian alleged accomplice Georgiana Nagel (believed to be another ex-girlfriend). It turned out.
Although Tate is no longer under house arrest, he is still subject to travel restrictions.
He is also facing a legal battle with Northern Ireland MP Sorcha Eastwood, whose lawyers have announced they will take legal action against the Tate brothers over offensive social media posts. .
The Sunday Times reports how a lawyer representing Mr J won his client’s fight for anonymity in 2023.
At the time, Devon and Cornwall Police had launched charges against Mr and Mrs Tates and Mr and Mrs J for deliberately trying to conceal £21 million which had been routed through seven financial accounts in the UK and Romania.
Andrew Tate was photographed leaving the Bucharest courthouse with his brother Tristan, 35, on July 4 last year.
Georgiana Nagel, Andrew Tate’s ex-girlfriend and alleged accomplice, is pictured above.
Two were run by Mr. J, four by Andrew, and one by Tristan, all of which were said to have been frozen.
At Westminster Magistrates’ Court in July last year, Sarah Clarke KC, speaking on behalf of police, said: “Andrew and Tristan Tate are serial tax and VAT evaders.” They’re brazen about it, especially Andrew Tate. ”
“The transfer of funds defies commercial logic and instead bears all the hallmarks of money laundering,” police said in the application.
A judge ruled in December that police could seize £2.7 million from the Tate family for trying to defraud them of their income.
It was found that Mr and Mrs Tate had used J to hide their true income, and the judge said: ‘J was used for this very reason to hide the fact that the money was linked to the brothers.’ said.
The Sunday Times revealed how J was connected to Tate through an ex-girlfriend. She is said to have played a major role in his finances, starting with opening an account in her name on payment platform Stripe.
Tate, a former kickboxer and Big Brother contestant, rose to fame on social media after gaining an online audience for his controversial posts about women.
He then started promoting his “PHD course”, namely “Pimping Hoes Degree” and the Hustlers University platform, a course aimed at young boys and men.
Around the same time, Tate launched The War Room, for which members paid £6,500.
Police officers escort Andrew Tate (second from left), handcuffed to his brother Tristan Tate, to the Court of Appeals in Bucharest, Romania, on February 1, 2023.
The secret society, which is billed as teaching men physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and economic development, is accused of luring women into online sex work.
Tate also made money from customers who wanted to watch women on webcam. He once claimed that 75 women worked for him and that he earned a monthly salary of £400,000.
In July 2019, Tate faced rape and abuse charges. Hertfordshire Police passed the file on to the CPS, but they chose not to prosecute.
Once J opened his Stripe account, payments from Hustlers University and War Room subscribers began. Tate made £10m in three and a half years and the money flowed into J’s account.
Approximately £1.3 million is said to have been raised from UK customers.
Stripe’s cash was then transferred to the Tate family’s personal accounts, allowing them to live a life of luxury with supercars including a Bugatti, Lamborghini and McLaren, as well as two properties in Romania.
Court documents show the money was used for surveillance and security, as well as “payments to co-defendants and expenses related to the crimes currently being prosecuted in Romania.”
Tate was also said to have profited from sex work, with £4.7m transferred between personal accounts called ‘Rev Only Fans’, which was linked to a pornographic website used by sex workers. He’s clearly nodding to the money he’s earned.
In June 2022, J opened a cryptocurrency account on an exchange called Gemini using his identification and address, according to court documents obtained by The Sunday Times.
Mr Tate is also listed as an interested party in the account, which appears to have allowed him to view the account and make withdrawals. That same month, Stripe banned Tate’s business.
On the same day, 22 June, £805,000 was transferred from Ms J’s Stripe account to her personal account run by Revolut.
J divided these funds between £1,000 and £100,000 and transferred them to Tate’s personal Revolut account.
She also transferred £75,000 to a Gemini account and the same amount to another crypto account at Kraken, also in her name. Further transactions totaling £225,000 were transferred to this account.
Funds were then withdrawn from the Gemini account until it was closed in October 2022.
Tate and his brother were arrested in Romania in December 2022.
By the time Devon and Cornwall Police had frozen all seven accounts, only £2.68 million of the £21 million remained. Meanwhile, £1.46 million was in J’s Stripe account and £70,000 in his Gemini account.
The Tate brothers did not provide any evidence in court, including tax returns or financial records, to refute their claims.
However, their team said the evidence “only proves legitimate revenue from online sites they control and the lawful and transparent movement of those funds” and “does not prove criminality. It’s not a thing,” he said.
A lawyer for the Tate brothers declined to comment to The Sunday Times.
MailOnline has contacted the Tates’ lawyer.
A spokesman for the brothers said: “Speaking out against authority results in fundamental changes in the practice of ‘law’.” It’s no longer, “This is a crime, find the guy now.”
“It becomes, ‘This guy is now finding a crime.’ This is the setup.
The judge concluded that the Tate’s “entire financial arrangements were consistent with joint tax evasion and money laundering” and that the funds in the accounts had not been declared to the UK or Romania.
Mr Tate said at the time that the verdict was “not justice” and described it as a “coordinated attack”.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: “From the outset we aimed to prove that Andrew and Tristan Tate were evading taxes and laundering money through bank accounts in Devon.” said.
“Both individuals allegedly concealed the source of their income by funneling funds through ‘front’ accounts, constituting criminal activity, and using the proceeds to commit crimes.
“We will refrain from further comment until the 28-day appeal period has concluded.”
