Romania Indicts Andrew Tate On New Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges
Romania's Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism indicted influencer Andrew Tate on trafficking of minors, sex with a minor and money laundering charges on Friday, September 4, 2026.[1]
Prosecutors also indicted his brother Tristan Tate for complicity, alleging he knowingly deceived a 15-year-old victim about Andrew Tate's intentions between 2014 and 2021.[1] DIICOT says the brothers earned more than $1.2 million from that minor's webcam activity and laundered proceeds by buying four luxury cars worth about 825,000 euros between December 2023 and July 2024.[1] Both brothers are currently held in Miami while fighting a UK extradition request on separate sex-crime allegations.[1]
DIICOT filed an earlier case against the brothers in 2023 that a court returned to prosecutors in 2024 for procedural irregularities.[1] The fresh indictment revives those allegations and adds the specific money-laundering counts tied to the alleged payments and the subsequent luxury car purchases.[1]
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- On Friday, September 4, 2026, DIICOT in Romania indicted Andrew Tate for trafficking minors, sex with a minor, and money laundering.
- Tristan Tate is indicted for complicity, with prosecutors alleging he knowingly deceived a 15-year-old victim about his brother's intentions between 2014 and 2021.
- DIICOT alleges the brothers earned more than $1.2 million from a 15-year-old's webcam activity and laundered trafficking proceeds by buying four luxury cars worth about 825,000 euros between December 2023 and July 2024.
- The new indictment follows an earlier 2023 case that a court returned to DIICOT in 2024 for procedural irregularities.
- The Tate brothers are currently held in Miami while fighting a UK extradition request on separate sex-crime allegations.
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