Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were arrested Saturday in Miami after U.S.Marshals took the controversial social media influencers into custody on a sealed warrant as British prosecutors announced dozens of new criminal charges and sought their extradition."Today, U.S.
Marshals in the Southern District of Florida arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate pursuant to extradition proceedings," a Justice Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital."These arrests were made in accordance with the treaties and law enforcement agreements governing Justice Department extraditions."Bedfordshire Police also confirmed the brothers were arrested Saturday in Miami in connection with a U.K.
police investigation into alleged sexual offenses dating back to 2012.Photos and video published by TMZ appeared to show federal agents handcuffing the brothers outside the James L.Knight Center in downtown Miami, where Andrew Tate had been scheduled to appear at a bare-knuckle boxing event.'AMERICA'S MOST WANTED' FUGITIVE CAPTURED ON SAILBOAT OFF NJ COAST AFTER 20 YEARS ON THE RUNSocial media influencers Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were arrested Saturday in Miami.
(Andrei Pungovschi/Reuters, File)The arrests came hours after Britain's Crown Prosecution Service announced it had approved a major expansion of the criminal case against the brothers.Bedfordshire Police said the new charges bring the total against the brothers to 59, with Andrew Tate facing 42 charges and Tristan Tate facing 17.According to the CPS, Andrew Tate now faces additional charges including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and offenses involving alleged indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.
Prosecutors said Tristan Tate also faces additional rape, sexual assault and trafficking charges.The CPS said the alleged crimes span from 2010 to 2017 and involve four additional alleged victims, bringing the total number of ...