76. E. Gabbey published a litany of false, defamatory statements to multiple public agencies and private citizens during and after her time in Romania. She consistently claimed that she was not free to leave and was in danger. The truth is that during her six-day trip to Romania, she shopped, went sight-seeing, was free to leave at any time, and even attended a birthday party.
77. Upon information and belief, months in advance of her trip to Romania, E. Gabbey had been plotting to escape the United States for Europe to pursue a lavish new life overseas. By the time she met T. Tate in December of 2021, she had become extremely disillusioned with her own life in the United States, the direct result of having ensnared herself in a series of poor decisions starting from a young age, and refusing to deal with the consequences of her actions like a mature adult. Accordingly, for anyone, but particularly for a woman of her age, she had already amassed a ton of emotional, financial, and legal baggage.*>
See Video of E. Gabbey freely attending a party during her six-day-trip to Romania @
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18RX...ew?usp=sharing
78. As discussed above, several of these men’s lives were literally destroyed from E. Gabbey’s diabolical exploits — one languishes in prison, his entire life ruined with a lengthy prison sentence; another was driven to suicide; dozens more remain emotionally and financially shattered. The idea, therefore, that she wanted to turn the page on her life and hit the proverbial reset button was self-explanatory.
79. We do not know exactly what went through her head the moment she first laid eyes on Tristan Tate. It is possible that she targeted him for destruction in a manner similar to Marlin Fisher and Jailed John. It is also possible that she gazed upon an exceedingly handsome and successful man that she could partner with in love, business, or in the context of the sugar baby, sugar daddy relationship. In a text message to her mother, dated November 18, 2021, E. Gabbey describes T. Tate as an “amazing friend ... [who is] coming here from Romania to host a big business conference.” [Emphasis Added.].
E. Gabbey’s first impression description of T. Tate reveals quite a lot already about her intentions: E. Gabbey immediately hones in on T. Tate’s success as a European entrepreneur, and by extension, identified him as an ideal scapegoat to start life afresh in Europe:
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E. Gabbey: “I'll wear the dress to Art Basel. I also have an amazing friend, Tristan, that’s coming here from Romania to host a big business conference. Him and his brother are world kickboxing champions. They are originally from England. His business conference will go for two weeks. He’s having a big charity gala there and invited me as his date.”
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80. Of pertinence in the above are E. Gabbey’s identifications of T. Tate and A. Tate as two worldly, successful businessmen, with well-established European ties. She mentions “business” several times, which underscores the Tate Brothers’ track record of financial success — and therefore, believes they have the means to support her European dreams. Moreover, her emphasis “charity gala” is of twofold import: one, it demonstrates yet another instance of the Tate Brothers’ history of charitable and philanthropic work, which has been — and continues to be — an integral part of their business ventures, long before they ever had to deal with allegations of human trafficking; and two, it demonstrates that, like the profiles of M. Fisher, T. Hensel, and many other previous victims of E. Gabbey, E. Gabbey identified T. Tate as a man with good intentions, and thus sized him up as someone potentially susceptible to falling for her damsel in distress ruse.
81. In subsequent messages with her mother, E. Gabbey repeatedly emphasizes the Tate Brothers’ European backgrounds, general worldliness and success as businessmen. As well as her ardent desire to visit the United Kingdom, which had long been a central part of her own long- term plans. In particular, E. Gabbey made a point of noting the Tate Brothers’ British roots, an added bonus that dovetailed nicely with her longstanding plans to visit and potentially start a fresh life in London:
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E. Gabbey: “when we met we opened up to each other about a
lot. He likes to call me Emma even though he knows everyone
calls me Eden. Something he brought up recently is that he has
been to [almany??] many many times and has very good friends
there. And he wants to show me around the country and take
me to the waterfalls and their cultural festivals and then to
Europe *
M. Gabbey: Awesome plans! Makes me dream? But keep your
feet well anchored to your grounds??
E. Gabbey: either way I’ve been planning to go to the UK.
Tristan wants to show me all over Romania.
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