Tate brothers handed £2m tax bill over 'serial evasion'

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will have more than £2m seized by police after the brothers were accused of being "serial tax evaders" who have "not paid a penny" in tax on £21m in revenues.

- AMY-CLARE MARTIN

A judge ruled against the brothers after Devon and Cornwall Police brought a civil claim against them and a third person – referred to only as J – over unpaid tax from their online businesses and OnlyFans accounts.

Chief magistrate Paul Goldspring said what appeared to be a “complex financial matrix” was a “straightforward cheat of the revenue”.

Responding to the ruling, Andrew Tate accused authorities of “outright theft”, adding they were “freezing my accounts for more than two years and now seizing everything they could”.

In a statement, he said: “This is not justice; it’s a coordinated attack on anyone who dares to challenge the system. Speak against the Matrix, and they’ll come for your freedom, your reputation, and your livelihood.”

Devon and Cornwall Police welcomed the magistrate’s decision.

“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 spokesperson for the force said in a statement.