"Zero tolerance!"

Investigation against Andrew Tate now also in Florida

The controversial influencer Andrew Tate (left) and his brother Tristan. Andrew has been banned from social media such as TikTok, Facebook and YouTube because of his misogynistic content.(Bild: AFP/DANIEL MIHAILESCU)

Influencer Andrew Tate, who left Romania for the US state of Florida, is now also being investigated by the public prosecutor's office in his new place of residence - and they are showing their teeth ... 

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have "publicly admitted to engaging in activities that look very much like the recruitment, trafficking and exploitation of women (...)", according to Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier.

Romanian prosecutors are accusing 38-year-old Tate and his brother, who is two years younger, of forming an organized criminal group, human trafficking, sexual abuse and money laundering, among other things. Andrew Tate was temporarily under house arrest in Romania, but this was lifted in mid-January.

"Bringing them to justice"
 Investigations are now also underway in the USA, as the two are of American-British descent. "If these men have committed criminal acts in Florida, we will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law and hold them accountable," said the prosecutor.

Police and schools in the UK have long warned that influencers like Tate could radicalize young men and teenagers in particular to extreme misogyny and compared the method to terrorists.(Bild: AFP/ALON SKUY)

Subpoenas and search warrants
The Republican and Trump supporter has instructed the DA's office to execute search warrants and issue subpoenas as part of a criminal investigation now underway against the Tate brothers, he announced on X (see post above).

"Zero tolerance for exploitation"
He had already announced the opening of preliminary investigations on Thursday, shortly after the Tate brothers entered the country. Uthmeier declared that there was "zero tolerance for the exploitation of people and violence against women" in Florida.