Florida authorities said they were ready to “act on” any UK extradition order for Andrew Tate in a letter The Times has decided to publish after a woman he allegedly went on to assault questioned why the Home Office did not take action.
The email was sent on March 7 from the office of James Uthmeier, the attorney-general of Florida, to Matthew Jury, a lawyer for four of Tate’s British victims, stating its willingness to arrest and extradite Tate if Britain made a formal request.
Jury, a lawyer at McCue Jury & Partners, handed a physical copy of the letter to an intermediary who passed it on to Yvette Cooper, the home secretary. It went unanswered.
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The misogynist social media influencer, along with his younger brother Tristan — who are both dual US-UK citizens — arrived in Miami on a private jet from Bucharest on February 28 after the Trump administration apparently persuaded Romanian authorities to lift a travel ban.
In contrast to the administration, Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, had said the Tates were not welcome in the state and opened an investigation into the brothers once they arrived.
Andrew Tate went on to allegedly assault Brianna Stern, his girlfriend at the time, in a suite at a Beverly Hills hotel on March 11 — four days after the attorney-general’s office contacted Jury with the offer. Stern filed a report with the Los Angeles police and lodged a civil complaint against Tate, accusing him of hitting and choking her during what began as a consensual sexual encounter.
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Asked for her reaction, Stern, a 29-year-old model living in Los Angeles, told The Times: “Wow, that’s crazy.
“I feel so many mixed emotions. I mean, I wish none of that had ever happened,” she said. “I guess it was probably better for me that I did get away from him sooner than later.”
Tate’s lawyer said the lawsuit was a “blatant cash grab”, a claim Stern called “hurtful”. “Speaking out has come out at a great, great cost,” she said.
The letter, signed by a lawyer at the Florida attorney-general’s office, read: “Thank you for taking time to speak with us. I have advised the statewide prosecutor of our conversation and confirmed that should the United Kingdom have an extradition order that needs to be acted upon, our state authorities will assist in executing and complying.
“I hope this assists in service of process for the cases in the United Kingdom.”
Tate, 38, his brother Tristan, 36, were arrested in Romania in December 2022 on allegations of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
In the UK, Andrew Tate faces accusations from four British women, who allege he raped and sexually assaulted them. It has been described as a “legal first” in England, allowing “coercive control” to be considered by a judge in a civil matter.
Tate has threatened to release naked images online of those who spoke out about him and attempted to blackmail them, one woman claimed in a court document.
After Tuesday’s preliminary hearing — a three-week trial is scheduled for early 2027 — Jury said that Tate was seeking to “victim shame, minimise the allegations and de-legitimise any of the evidence and expert evidence that is brought in the proceedings”.
He said Tate sought to “intimidate” the alleged victims by claiming £1 million in legal costs, which was reduced to £576,000 by the judge.
UK authorities obtained a European arrest warrant in March last year on charges of rape and human trafficking between 2012 and 2015 after an investigation by Bedfordshire police. A Bucharest court said the warrant could not be enforced until the conclusion of proceedings in Romania.
The brothers deny all wrongdoing.
A spokesman for the Tate brothers said: “[They] wish to reaffirm their respect for the Romanian judicial system and its commitment to due process, which they have consistently supported throughout the duration of their case.”
The Home Office was approached for comment.
A UK source with knowledge of the request said: “It was a clear offer to take action if there was a request. It seems unbelievable that the British government did not make a request. There was no explanation.”
Shortly after the letter was sent, the Tate brothers flew to Dubai, where they remain. The UAE has an extradition treaty with the UK.
The brothers’ next move is not clear. A return to Florida would increase pressure on Cooper to demand Tate’s return to face criminal charges in the UK.
