Social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother were apprehended by law enforcement officials in Romania on Thursday and face charges related to sex-trafficking allegations.
However, The News.com claimed that Romanian authorities had confirmed allegations that Andrew Tate was involved in money laundering.
The outlet added:
The outlet shared a tweet that read: “BREAKING: Romanian officials have confirmed that Andrew Tate wasn’t arrested on human trafficking charges, however he is being questioned for money laundering.”
A follow up tweet also claims that Tristan has already been released, while Andrew remains in police custody and is being investigated further.
However, it is pertinent to mention that as per the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), charges against Andrew Tate include organized crime, exploiting women by forcing them to create p*rnographic content, and rape.
Tates arrest comes hours after the professional kickboxer ignited controversy by taunting environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter.
“Hello @GretaThunberg. I have 33 cars,” Tate wrote, tagging the 19-year-old Swedish activist on Twitter. “This is just the start.
“Please provide your email address so I can send a complete list of my car collection and their respective enormous emissions.”
“Yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalld**[email protected],” Thunberg shot back.
Tate hit back at Thunberg with a two-minute video warning she is “programmed” and a “slave of the matrix.”
On Friday morning Andrew Tate posted his first tweet since he was detained on Thursday.
“The Matrix sent their agents.”
He also retweeted Elon Musk’s post about Matrix.
Tate said in one of his interviews that ‘his arrest was next on the table.’
On Friday, Greta Thunberg continued to attack Andrew Tate after his detention in Romania.
“This is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes,” the conspiracy theorist said.