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Florida introduces the presence of Andrew Tate in the state


The Tate brothers are examined in Romania for allegations of human trafficking and money laundering.

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  • The Attorney General of Florida, James Uthmeier, announced an active criminal examination of the presence of Andrew and Tristan Tate in Florida.
  • Despite the rejection of misconduct, the crime in Romania is examined for organized criminal activities, human trafficking and other serious crimes.

The Attorney General of Florida, James Uthmeier, said on Tuesday that the brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate in Florida put an “active criminal investigation” in the presence of the brothers and Tristan after they had flown here from Romania.

Uthmeier's comments on the internet personalities and self-proclaimed, misogynisted were published by Forrest Saunders, an EW Scripps remote reporter based in Tallahassee.

“These boys have admitted publicly to participate in what seems to be an apparently equipped to be human trafficking and encourage women around the world,” said Uthmeier in an interview outside of his Capitol office. “Many of these victims occur, some of them of minors. People can turn or defend themselves as they want, but in Florida this kind of behavior is considered cruel.

“We won't accept it,” he added. “You have decided to come here and put your feet down in this state, and we will pursue every tool that we have in our legal authority to hold you accountable.

The Tate brothers are examined in Romania for accusations of an organized criminal group, human trafficking, trade in minors, sexual intercourse with minors and money laundering. You have denied all misconduct.

After the Romanian prosecutors had lifted a travel ban, the act was flew to Fort Lauderdale last Thursday with a private jet, said Mateea Petrescu, the spokesman. Why you are here is not publicly known.

Uthmeier repeated earlier statements by governor Ron Desantis last week, who said: “The reality is, no, Florida is not a place where you are welcome with this type of behavior.”

The decision to remove the travel ban came after the Trump administration officers had reported pressure on Romania. The fan base of the crime is solid on the right and male and was a strong supporter of President Donald Trump.

In particular, Andrew Tate's popularity exploded online because of his increasingly inflammatory statements and claimed, among other things, that women were partly responsible for rape, depression are not real, Nazis were not evil in the Second World War, and women belong to men.

This story contains material that was previously published by USA Today and the USA Today Network – Florida. Jim Rosica is a member of the Florida Capital Bureau of the USA Today Network. It can be reached at jrosica@tallahasee.com. Follow him on X: @jimrosicafl.