Andrew Tate seemingly caught on wiretap admitting to money laundering and other crimes

Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have reportedly been caught up in a wire-tapping scandal that appears to show the pair admitting to alleged money laundering and other crimes.

The former kickboxer has risen to prominence over the last year due to his outlandish takes about men living in a modern society. The 36-year-old has often gone viral for his comments, which have been labeled as misogynistic and led to a mass-ban of his social media accounts last year.

Towards the end of last year, Romanian police arrested Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan on a number of charges, including sex trafficking, rape and conspiracy to form a criminal group.

According to Digi24, the Romanian police successfully wiretapped the brothers, during which they admitted to a number of crimes. Translated into English, Andrew Tate reportedly said:

"You're not stupid and you can probably guess how I make so much money. I have to hide what I'm really doing... I've been doing this for a long time with a team of girls working on video chat. The company was fake, but this is how I laundered my dirty money. Some of the girls who worked for me... I used them to do other things. To move money or illegal things, documents, etc."

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Victim says Andrew Tate and brother Tristan forced women to get tattoos

In the same report by Digi24, more details about Andrew Tate and his brother's alleged treatment of women was seemingly revealed.

One victim described the experience to prosecutors, claiming that the girls working under the brothers were often made to feel intimidated by armed guards who were stationed in every room, including the adult cam sites where they worked.

More shockingly, the girls were also reportedly forced to get tattoos, which would read, "Owned by Tate," a common trope amongst trafficking.

Translated to English, the article states:

"The Tate brothers' victims told prosecutors that when they first arrived at the suspects' villa, they were met by armed guards. Their role was to put pressure on the women so that they never took a break from the work they were doing on the adult sites.

"The humiliation of the victims did not stop there. Investigators have obtained shocking statements from women who were allegedly recruited by the Tate brothers. They told that they were forced to get tattoos with the message 'owned by Tate', meaning Tate's property."