Andrew Tate has had his bank accounts in the UK frozen after a magistrate branded the former kick-boxer and controversial website operator as a “cheat” for avoiding tax payments.
In a civil action brought by the Devon and Cornwall Police, the influencer was judged to have avoided tax on the millions earned through his men-focused sites.
Lawyers for the police said that Tate and his brother Tristan (both pictured) were “serial” tax evaders who failed to pay any tax on £21 million of revenue from sites such as War Room, Hustlers’ University, Cobra Tate and OnlyFans between 2014 and 2022.
As part of the police case, a video was used of Tate boasting that he “refused to pay tax” when he lived in England.
Tate’s lawyer, Martin Evans, claimed the bank transfers were “entirely orthodox” for people who run online businesses as was the use of cryptocurrency to move funds, but this was rejected by Westminster Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring.
The court said that the police were entitled to seize more than £2.6 million from Tate’s accounts after ruling that the transfer of USS12 million into the account of an unnamed woman was a "straightforward cheat" of tax payments.
Tate, who has been banned from TikTok, YouTube and Facebook after allegations of hate speech and misogyny, is living in Romania where he is facing trial for alleged human trafficking.
British authorities have said they want to extradite him to face similar charges in the UK once that action is concluded.