Summary
A U.K. court ruled police can seize $3.3 million in frozen assets from Andrew and Tristan Tate over unpaid taxes.
The funds, held in seven bank accounts, stem from $26.5 million in revenue allegedly earned tax-free from their online businesses.
Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring called their actions a “straightforward cheat” to evade taxes, while Tate labeled the ruling “outright theft” and a “coordinated attack.”
The brothers, already under house arrest in Romania for human trafficking charges, face additional allegations in the U.K. They deny all accusations.
See, the issue isn’t that they’ve made a bunch of illegal money, it’s that they haven’t made enough illegal money, which means they’re still susceptible to seeing consequences for it.
Not really. Normal people would see prison time for felony tax evasion. They are just making him pay what he owes. He’s not being punished. He’s also under house arrest for human trafficking instead of prison. He’s largely avoiding the consequences of his crimes.