Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate’s passport cache is at the center of a new fight over whether the brothers should be released on bond while they battle extradition to the UK. British prosecutors told a federal court in Florida this week that the accused men have used multiple identities and travel documents, including aliases tied to one of the more bizarre references yet seen in the case.
According to court filings, Tristan Tate held a Mexican passport bearing his photograph and date of birth, but under the name “Vladimir Scorpius,” the villain from the 007 novel “Scorpius.” The filing also says he posted a video from a ship saying, “I’m Vladimir Scorpius,” and registered a UK company called Scorpius Ltd. Andrew Tate, meanwhile, had publicly boasted about having “8 lives … 8 licenses and passports” and about evading authorities across several countries, prosecutors said.
British prosecutors said Andrew Tate is alleged to have travel documents from the UK, US, Estonia, Nigeria, Poland and Vanuatu. They argued that the brothers have access to multiple passports and are willing to use false identities to avoid law enforcement. The filing, submitted by the British Embassy in Washington in the Southern District of Florida, is part of the government’s opposition to the brothers’ request to be freed on bond while their extradition case moves forward.
The same filing says prosecutors believe there are substantial grounds to think Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate would try to identify and interfere with witnesses if released. The brothers, who have been described in court papers as manosphere influencers, face a combined total of 59 criminal charges in the UK, including rape, sex trafficking, and offenses involving indecent images of a child and extreme pornography. Their detention hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
