\n \u201cOfficers from our major crime unit have been working closely alongside the Crown Prosecution Service and both national and international law enforcement agencies as part of this complex investigation,\u201d Bedfordshire Assistant Chief Constable Karena Thomas said.\n <\/p>\n
\n The Department of Justice confirmed US Marshals arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate \u201cpursuant to extradition proceedings,\u201d adding the arrests \u201cwere made in accordance with the treaties and law enforcement agreements governing Justice Department extraditions.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n The brothers will appear in federal court in Miami this week, a law enforcement source said.\n <\/p>\n
\n An attorney for the brothers said they are innocent and criticized the UK\u2019s move to seek extradition.\n <\/p>\n
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\n \u201cThere is a long-standing agreement between the UK and Romanian governments that the UK would not seek extradition while the Romanian proceedings are pending,\u201d Joseph McBride said. \u201cThose proceedings are ongoing right now. That agreement exists because no nation gets to trample the judicial sovereignty of another for political convenience.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n In a statement posted to X<\/a> Sunday, McBride said the brothers were arrested for their politics and are being held in solitary confinement.\n <\/p>\n \n CNN has reached out to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier for more information about where and how the brothers are being held.\n <\/p>\n \n Romanian prosecutors previously accused the brothers of trafficking women across Romania, the United Kingdom and the US and sexually exploiting them. The Tates have repeatedly rejected the allegations made against them in that case. CNN has reached out to Romania\u2019s justice ministry for comment on their arrest.\n <\/p>\n \n Advocates have warned against the pair\u2019s rising tide of influence among young boys and men.\n <\/p>\n \n Andrew Tate is known for his aggressive speech about male dominance, female submission and wealth. At one point, he was suspended from major social media platforms.\n <\/p>\n \n The brothers, who have dual American and British citizenship, face dozens of new charges added onto previous charges<\/a> brought by the Crown Prosecution Service after evidence was submitted by Bedfordshire Police, authorities said.\n <\/p>\n \n The new charges were brought after officials had investigated reports made by four additional victims in the East England areas of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, police said.\n <\/p>\n \n Andrew Tate is also facing a civil suit<\/a> in the UK, which is being brought by four women who accuse the social media influencer of rape. A spokesperson for Tate previously told CNN that their client \u201ccategorically denies these unproven and untested allegations.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Matthew Jury, an attorney representing the four women, welcomed Tate\u2019s arrest.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cWe do not yet know whether these new charges relate to the complaints made by my clients or by other women,\u201d Jury said in a statement Sunday. \u201cBut any step that advances the proper administration of justice deserves to be welcomed.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The brothers left Romania after Romanian authorities lifted travel restrictions<\/a> on them, arriving in Florida<\/a> in February 2025. Upon their arrival, they found themselves at the heart of another criminal investigation \u2014 when Attorney General Uthmeier announced the probe, led by the Office of Statewide Prosecution.\n <\/p>\n \n They had taken aim at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who previously suggested they were not welcome in his state.\n <\/p>\n