Overview
- The Tate brothers were arrested on July 18 on a sealed U.K. extradition warrant and have been held in a special unit at the federal detention center in Miami since then.
- A magistrate judge rescheduled the detention hearing to Aug. 27 so defense lawyers can respond to prosecutors’ detention filing.
- Federal prosecutors argue the strong presumption against bail in international cases, the severity of U.K. charges and reported attempts to intimidate witnesses in Romania justify continued detention.
- Defense attorneys say the brothers are not flight risks because they publicly post their locations, complied with Romania’s pretrial limits and have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
- The U.K. can submit extradition evidence to the U.S. State Department through mid-September and only the secretary of state can block a surrender after a U.S. court finds extraditability, which could make the process last months.