CCDC v TTJ — UK forfeiture and tax-evasion record

~£21 million credited to Tate brothers' accounts 2014–2022 from multiple online platforms; no tax paid in any jurisdiction

Court estimated approximately £21 million was credited across the seven frozen accounts between 2014 and 2022. Revenue sources: Adultwork (adult webcam), OnlyFans via Fenix International Ltd, Stripe (Cobratate/Hustlers University/War Room subscriptions), Dek-Co/Paxum, and a Global Currency Exchange account. Neither brother registered for income tax, corporation tax, or VAT in the UK or Romania during this period.

Andrew Tate's Revolut account received ~£9.8M and was used for luxury vehicle purchases (Bugatti, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, McLaren), Dubai property, and £2.7M transfers to Romanian companies

Account 5 (Revolut 0972, Andrew Tate) received £4.7M+ from Metro Bank Account 3 and £5.1M+ from Stripe Account 1. Outflows included: Bugatti purchase £689,971; Lamborghini $644,464; Aston Martin deposit £183,935; McLaren £332,885; Dubai property £1.37 million; and approximately £2.7 million transferred to Romanian company accounts.

Andrew Tate's Global Currency Exchange account received funds from New Era Learning LLC, Empire Legal PLCC, and IM Spolka; opened August 2022

Account 6 (Global Currency Exchange Network Ltd, Andrew Tate) received inflows from three entities: New Era Learning LLC, Empire Legal PLCC, and IM Spolka. The account was opened in August 2022 using UK identification. Frozen balance: £19.50 GBP + $180,521.09 USD + €203,510.47 EUR (approx. £310,363).

Additional £180,000 forfeited August 2025 — Aston Martin Valhalla deposit from Coinbase crypto account; cumulative total recovered approximately £2,863,345.88

A further forfeiture of £180,000 was granted by Chief Magistrate Goldspring on 14 August 2025. The funds were a deposit paid by Andrew Tate in July 2021 toward a special-edition Aston Martin Valhalla supercar, sourced from a Coinbase cryptocurrency account funded from untaxed business activities. Total cumulative recovery: approximately £2,863,345.88.

Talisman Enterprises SRL (Romania) operated Cobratate/Hustlers University, under-declared revenue below VAT threshold, and purchased >€857K Romanian property; rebranded post-arrest as The Real World under New Era Learning

Talisman Enterprises SRL (Romania, registered 2017 by Tristan Tate; EAT 5%, TT 95% shareholders) operated cobratate.com, Hustlers University, and War Room. It declared turnover deliberately below the Romanian VAT threshold. It purchased Romanian land and property worth over €857,000. Post-arrest, the site was rebranded to 'The Real World' under New Era Learning. HMRC Inspector Paul McShane gave evidence.

Emory Andrew Tate and Sons SRL renamed Posillipo Enterprises-FZCO and moved to UAE in August 2022 (same month as account freezes); Romanian investigators called it a front company; purchased ~€908K Romanian property

Emory Andrew Tate and Sons SRL (Romania, registered 2021) was renamed Posillipo Enterprises-FZCO and its registered office moved to the UAE in August 2022 — the same month the account freezing orders were applied for. Romanian investigators described it as a 'front' company. It purchased Romanian properties totalling approximately €908,000.

Tristan Tate's UK companies Goosefamoose Ltd and Scorpius Ltd struck off for failure to file accounts; used as conduits for Revolut inflows; described by HMRC as corporate phoenixism

Tristan Tate's UK companies Goosefamoose Ltd and Scorpius Ltd were both compulsory struck-off for failure to file accounts (April 2022 and September 2023 respectively). They were used as conduits for inflows to Tristan Tate's Revolut account (Account 7). HMRC evidence described the pattern as 'corporate phoenixism'.

Westminster Magistrates' Court granted Account Forfeiture Orders totalling £2,683,345.88 against accounts held by Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate, and anonymised third respondent J under POCA 2002 Part 5

Westminster Magistrates' Court Judge Paul Goldspring issued Account Forfeiture Orders under s.303Z14(4) POCA 2002 against all seven frozen accounts. Total value at 12 December 2024: £2,683,345.88. Legal basis: both Limb A (recoverable property = proceeds of unlawful conduct) and Limb B (funds intended for use in unlawful conduct) were established on the balance of probabilities. No criminal conviction required.

Judge Goldspring found EAT and TT engaged in long-standing deliberate tax/VAT evasion in both UK and Romania since at least 2013; brothers offered no evidence in response

Paragraph 97 of the ruling: 'I am satisfied on the balance of probabilities that they have engaged in long-standing, deliberate conduct in order to evade their tax/VAT liabilities in both jurisdictions.' The brothers filed no evidence whatsoever — no tax returns, financial records, or witness statements.

Third respondent J was nominee account-holder for Stripe ($12M) and Gemini crypto accounts; court found she was exploited by the Tates and made no finding of criminality against her

Third respondent J held the Stripe (Account 1, $12M received 2019–2022) and Gemini crypto (Account 2, 88,922.90 USDC) accounts in name only. J admitted she was not the beneficial owner. CCDC conceded there was 'no evidence that J was added to the account prior to 16 June 2022' and that J was being 'abused' by the Tates to disguise fund sources. No finding of criminal conduct against J.

Gemini USDC crypto account forfeited under new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 provisions; one of the first applications of crypto-specific POCA forfeiture powers

Account 2 (Gemini, USDC cryptocurrency) was forfeited under Chapter 3E of Part 5 POCA, inserted by s.180 and Schedule 9 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. This was one of the first applications of these crypto-specific forfeiture powers. £75,000 was converted to USDC on the same day Stripe terminated its relationship with the account.

Times Media Ltd (Sunday Times) challenge to RRO protecting third respondent J dismissed 16 May 2025; RRO upheld until grandchild turns 18; court criticised press mischaracterisation of J as 'money launderer'

Times Media Limited (Sunday Times) applied to set aside the Reporting Restriction Order protecting third respondent J. Judge Goldspring refused. RRO upheld until J's grandchild reaches age 18. The court explicitly noted that press coverage characterising J as a 'money launderer' was 'inaccurate and misleading' — no such finding was made. TML's claim that J's identity was already publicly known was described as 'speculation and guesswork'.