Cash seized from Tate brothers will tackle violence against women

Cash seized from Tate brothers will tackle violence against women

Devon and Cornwall Police have announced that over £1 million seized from social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will be allocated to programs aimed at preventing violence against women and girls. This follows a December 2024 court decision which determined that the Tate brothers failed to pay taxes on £21 million generated through their online business activities. Authorities also found evidence that money had been laundered through bank accounts located in Devon.

The Westminster Magistrates’ Court authorized the police to confiscate more than £2.9 million in cash and assets, including cryptocurrency holdings. From this sum, £1 million has been designated to support local initiatives focused on tackling gender-based violence. A police spokesperson explained that a panel is being formed to select the projects that will receive funding, emphasizing their commitment to making a tangible impact on victim support in the community.

The police detailed that the brothers had used “front accounts” between 2014 and 2022 to move funds illicitly, classifying these transactions as criminal conduct and thus criminalizing the earnings. After the judgment, Andrew Tate described the seizure as “the matrix” at work and condemned it as “outright theft,” asserting that it was part of “a coordinated attack on anyone who dares to challenge the system.”

Aside from the financial investigation, Andrew Tate is currently subject to multiple criminal and civil cases in various countries, including the UK, involving allegations of sexual and human trafficking, charges he denies. Tate initially gained public attention in 2016 following his brief stint on the British reality TV show Big Brother, although he was removed after six days when a video surfaced allegedly depicting him assaulting a woman—a claim he has consistently rejected as fabricated and misleading

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