ANDREW and Tristan Tate are “under criminal investigation” after the disgraced brothers fled to Florida from Romania.
Andrew, 38, and his younger brother Tristan, 36, jetted out of Bucharest just weeks after being freed from house arrest over trafficking allegations.
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Following a “thorough review of the evidence,” Florida’s attorney general, Jason Uthmeier, announced on Tuesday that a full criminal investigation was now underway.
Mr. Uthmeier had instructed his office to conduct a “preliminary inquiry” into the Tate brothers last week after their arrival.
He ordered the statewide prosecution office to issue subpoenas and execute search warrants related to the case.
“These guys have themselves publicly admitted to participating in what very much appears to be soliciting, trafficking, preying upon women around the world,” Mr. Uthmeier told a press conference.
“Many of these victims coming forward, some of them minors, people can spin or defend however they want, but in Florida, this type of behaviour is viewed as atrocious. We’re not going to accept it.”
The self-proclaimed misogynists jetted out of Bucharest last week, taking off from Aurel Vlaicu International Airport in Baneasa at around 5.30am local time.
The pair, who hold dual UK-US nationality, arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, despite previously being under a Romanian travel ban.
Their sudden move comes after reports that the Trump administration had lobbied Romanian authorities to return the brothers’ passports, easing restrictions despite the ongoing investigation.
The Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) confirmed that the case against them remains active and that they must return to Bucharest later this year to comply with judicial control orders.
Their next court hearing is set for March.
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