LONDON (AP) - Social media influencer Andrew Tate’s taunts over refusing to pay British taxes on millions of pounds in revenue may come back to haunt him and his brother Tristan.
Lawyer calls social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother serial tax evaders
LONDON (AP) - Social media influencer Andrew Tate’s taunts over refusing to pay British taxes on millions of pounds in revenue may come back to haunt him and his brother Tristan.
An online video of Tate bragging of never paying taxes when he lived in England was used as evidence against him in a civil court case that was adjourned on Tuesday for two months. Police are seeking 2.8 million pounds ($3.6 million) in unpaid income and value added tax from the brothers’ online businesses.
"Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are serial tax and VAT evaders,” attorney Sarah Clarke said. "They, in particular Andrew Tate, are brazen about it."
Andrew Tate, 37, a former professional kickboxer and dual British-U.S. citizen, and Tristan, 35, were not at the hearing in Westminster Magistrates' Court in London. They have been barred from leaving the European Union while facing trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.