New charges have surfaced against the Alexander brothers—luxury real estate brokers known for their high-end transactions in Miami and New York—who now face additional sex trafficking accusations. According to a New York Times report, Oren and Tal Alexander, alongside their brother Alon, were first indicted last December. The superseding indictment broadens the claims to include six victims, one of whom was a minor at the time of the alleged crime.
The federal indictment specifies that the brothers used force, fraud, or coercion in trafficking the five women and the girl since 2009. Following their arrest last December, they have been held at a federal detention center in Brooklyn. Their trial, overseen by Judge Valerie E. Caproni, initially charged with using wealth and influence from their real estate business to abuse women from 2002 to 2021, the Alexanders have pleaded not guilty to these allegations in both federal and state courts, as reported by CBS News.
While Tal Alexander doesn't face state charges, his brothers Oren and Alon are confronting additional state sex-trafficking charges in Florida. Their defense has been vocal, with Oren Alexander's attorney, Richard Klugh, calling the new charges "another swing-and-a-miss by a government that has gone off the rails in an overzealous, unwarranted pursuit," in a statement obtained by CBS News.
Prosecutors allege that over a period extending back to their high school years, the Alexander brothers leveraged trips, luxury hotels, and high-end events to lure their victims, with many subjected to assaults or rapes by multiple men, including the brothers, as described by the New York Times. Some victims, according to the federal indictment, were purportedly drugged ahead of these assaults. Additionally, the brothers are accused of collaborating with party promoters to arrange women and girls for events, and transporting them across state and international lines as past of the trafficking scheme.
Nicholas Biase, a spokesperson for the interim U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, stated, "This is an ongoing investigation, anyone who may have information related to this case can please contact 1-800 CALL FBI or [email protected]," as reported by CBS News.
Details emerging from the indictment outline a pattern of alleged exploitation by the Alexanders, with gifts like concert tickets and other luxuries offered to some victims post-assault. Amid ongoing legal proceedings, the real estate industry has been affected as the brothers face charges that contrast with their previously high-profile public image. Additionally, family friend and real estate broker Ohad Fisherman has been charged as an accomplice in one of the state-level assaults and is scheduled to stand trial in Miami next month, as stated by the New York Times.
