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Florida attorney general opens criminal investigation into Andrew Tate and brother

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Andrew and Tristan Tate in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday. Photograph: Marta Lavandier/AP

The attorney general of Florida has opened a criminal investigation of Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan after the pair were able to fly into the state last week despite facing trial in Romania on charges of rape, sex with a minor, people trafficking and money laundering.

James Uthmeier, appointed to be the state attorney general by the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, said on Tuesday he had begun an “active criminal investigation” of the brothers and was prepared to use the “full force of law” in his examination of their conduct.

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