Devon & Cornwall Police seize £180k from Andrew Tate

Devon & Cornwall Police has secured a further £180,000 from influencer Andrew Tate in civil court over a deposit he placed on an Aston Martin supercar.

The force successfully obtained Account Freezing and Forfeiture Orders at Westminster Magistrates’ Court following a hearing on Thursday 14 August.

The six-figure sum will be added to nearly £2.7m of criminal funds seized in December 2024 from Tate and his brother Tristan.

The money will be used under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), with half available for Devon & Cornwall Police to support local good causes and half going to HM Treasury for public services.

The application was granted by Chief Magistrate, Senior District Judge Paul Goldspring. The Tate brothers did not oppose the orders.

The court heard that Andrew Tate had paid the £180,000 deposit in July 2021 for a special-edition Aston Martin Valhalla.

Sarah Clarke KC, on behalf of Devon & Cornwall Police, told the court that the funds used were the proceeds of tax and VAT evasion and money laundering. The application was submitted on the same basis as those granted in December 2024.

At that time, Judge Goldspring said he was satisfied of the “overall criminality of deliberate and dishonest cheat of the revenue” and that the brothers had “engaged in long-standing conduct to evade their tax”.

The previous orders covered funds held in six frozen bank accounts and one cryptocurrency account. Police traced around £21m credited between 2014 and 2022, moved through bank and cryptocurrency accounts to disguise its origins.

The court heard that the Aston Martin deposit had come from a Coinbase cryptocurrency account, holding funds derived from the Tate brothers’ business activities without tax or VAT being paid.

Detective Superintendent Jon Bancroft said: “This latest judgement follows on from our applications made against the Tate brothers which resulted in a successful ruling in December 2024 and the forfeiture of nearly £2.7 million of criminal funds.

“From the outset we aimed to demonstrate that Andrew and Tristan Tate evaded their tax obligations and laundered money. We succeeded in doing exactly that and we have succeeded again this week.

“This further successful outcome shows how we will relentlessly pursue all criminal funds without fear or favour.

“The public can have confidence that Devon & Cornwall Police has the expertise, skill and tenacity to combat financial crime and bring offenders to justice, no matter how complex the case.

“Our investigations do not have geographic boundaries and we will use legislation available to us – like the civil action under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) that we used in this case – to recover suspected criminal property.

“POCA allows police to hand over funds from unlawful activity and make excellent use of them in their communities.

“People in Devon and Cornwall will benefit from the money seized and it will be reinvested to help prevent crime, aid victims and vulnerable people, and to boost good causes.

“This is a great opportunity for us to support local good causes and help make a difference.”