Andrew Tate and brother Tristan accused of evading tax on £21 million empire

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Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate are facing allegations of not paying any tax on £21 million revenue from their online businesses.

Devon and Cornwall Police have launched a civil claim against the brothers and an unidentified third party, known only as J, for unpaid taxes, according to a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.The police force is attempting to recover around £2.8 million from seven frozen bank accounts.Sarah Clarke KC, representing Devon and Cornwall Police, labelled the Tate brothers as "Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are serial tax and VAT evaders.", adding that they were particularly brazen about it.

It's alleged that the duo didn't pay any tax in any country on the £21 million revenue generated from their online businesses between 2014 and 2022.Clarke cited a video posted by Andrew Tate online where he stated: "When I lived in England I refused to pay tax."He reportedly said his strategy was to "ignore, ignore, ignore because in the end they go away".The court also learned that the brothers had "a huge number of bank accounts" in the UK, with seven currently frozen.

Clarke explained that money was "washed around UK bank accounts", which were used "as a mechanism for moving revenues from their business activities through a wide number of accounts".She told the court: "That's what tax evasion looks like, that's what money laundering looks like,".The funds originated from products they sold online as well as their OnlyFans sites, the court heard.The Tates stand accused of tax evasion and money laundering in both the UK and Romania, as heard in court.Allegedly, the brothers deposited just shy of 12 million US dollars into an account under J's name, and even opened a second