Latest news with #AlonAlexander
NBC News
2 days ago
- NBC News
More accusations added to federal sex trafficking case against Alexander brothers
Three real estate brothers accused of a scheme to sex traffic women across multiple states and Mexico were in a federal courtroom in New York on Tuesday to face a third superseding indictment. An added count against Alon Alexander and Oren Alexander brings the total to 10 counts against Oren Alexander, Tal Alexander and Alon Alexander. They pleaded not guilty to all charges. The brothers appeared in hand and leg shackles, wearing olive-colored prison attire. They greeted their parents on their way in and out of the brief arraignment. Federal prosecutors have accused the men of working together to drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of victims between 2009 and 2021. The charges allege that the brothers promised women luxury experiences to lure them to locations where they were sexually assaulted and raped. Seven victims are included in the indictment, including a minor. Federal prosecutors have said they have spoken to more than 60 alleged victims of the men. The new count alleges that Alon and Oren gave a drug, intoxicant or another substance to a woman without her knowledge to cause her to engage in a sex act while on a Bahamian cruise ship that departed from and arrived in the United States. An attorney for Alon, Howard Srebnick, said that his client had not drugged a woman to have sex with her. "On January 13, 2025, a retired FBI polygraph examiner tested Alon while in jail. Alon was asked if he ever had sex with any woman he knew had been covertly given drugs, which Alon denied," Srebnick said. "The polygraph examiner opined that Alon passed the lie detector test, there were 'no significant reactions indicative of deception' by Alon." Attorneys for the other men either declined to comment Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, attorneys for the three brothers appeared at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to appeal their detention at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where they have been held since last December. "They did not agree to provide sex in exchange for the travel or accommodations,' defense attorney Deanna Paul for Tal Alexander wrote in a dismissal motion filed Monday in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. "The alleged travel and accommodations were not conditioned expressly, or implicitly, on the victims' participation in the sex acts; and the travel and accommodations did not represent compensation for the sex acts,' the motion states, citing four separate federal court decisions on the sex trafficking law requiring that connection to hold up. Their next hearing is set for Aug 19. The Alexander brothers filed a defamation lawsuit this week against The Real Deal, a real estate publication, seeking $500 million in damages for what they say has been a 'smear campaign' against them that 'has relentlessly published articles containing false and misleading statements'. The Real Deal strongly rejected those allegations. "Let's be clear: this lawsuit is not about justice. It's an attempt to stop investigative journalism and bully a newsroom for doing its job,' founder and publisher Amir Korangy said in a statement Tuesday. 'The Real Deal's reporting was fair and conscientious, and we are confident the courts will see this for what it is — a frivolous and cynical attempt to weaponize the legal system."
New York Times
2 days ago
- New York Times
Alexander Brothers Accused of Sex Crimes Against Another Woman
Charges of sex trafficking and abuse against two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have expanded again, and now include seven victims, according to a new superseding indictment filed by Manhattan federal prosecutors on Tuesday. Oren and Tal Alexander — who reigned over the luxury real estate markets in both Miami and New York, as well as Oren's twin Alon Alexander — were initially indicted in Manhattan in December and accused of sex trafficking two women by force, fraud or coercion. The initial charges were expanded in May to include six victims, including an underage girl. Now, prosecutors have again widened the scope of charges. Together, the brothers now face nine counts related to sex trafficking and one of sexual assault against seven victims. The newest charge accuses two of the brothers of drugging and then sexually abusing a woman in 2012 while on a Bahamian cruise ship. The allegations date back to 2009, when all three brothers were in their early 20s. The three men were arraigned on the new charges in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday shortly after the indictment was unsealed. All three pleaded not guilty. The Alexanders have denied all the allegations against them since last summer, when The Real Deal, a real estate publication, first reported that two women had filed lawsuits accusing Oren Alexander, 37, and his twin brother, Alon Alexander, of sexual assault. Those allegations soon swelled to also include Tal Alexander, 38, and more than two dozen lawsuits. In December, the men were arrested in Miami on federal sex-trafficking charges. The case has shaken the high-end real estate industry and led to the downfall of Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander, who had reached the uppermost ranks of one of the nation's largest real estate brokerages. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Bloomberg
Alexander Brothers Claim Sex-Trafficking Probe Sparked by Rival
Former star real estate brokers Tal and Oren Alexander asked a federal judge to dismiss some or all of the charges against them in a criminal sex-trafficking case, claiming the probe was kicked off by an industry rival. The two Florida brothers, in separate court filings, claimed prosecutors had brought a flawed legal case. In December, the Alexanders were accused in an indictment of taking part in a decades-long pattern of rape and sexual assault. A third brother charged in the case, Alon Alexander, has yet to file a motion to dismiss, but lawyers for Tal and Oren said he supports their motions.
CBS News
09-05-2025
- CBS News
Alexander brothers, luxury real estate brokers, face new charges in New York
Additional sex trafficking charges were filed Thursday in New York against luxury real estate brokers Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother, Alon. Oren and Tal Alexander were previously charged with using the wealth and influence they accumulated while selling high-end properties in New York City, Miami and Los Angeles to make it possible to rape and sexually abuse women from 2002 to 2021. Prosecutors in Manhattan say they have spoken to more than 60 people who allege they were raped by at least one of the brothers. The superseding indictment filed Thursday adds five new charges related to four alleged victims, including one female who had not yet reached adulthood when the offenses allegedly occurred. No date was immediately set for the brothers to be arraigned. They had previously pleaded not guilty and are being held without bail. Attorney Richard Klugh said in an email the "new charges, like the government's first two factually and legally unfounded efforts, show nothing but prosecutorial overreach. It is simply another swing-and-a-miss by a government that has gone off the rails in an overzealous, unwarranted pursuit." Nicholas Biase, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York, said: "We will decline to comment beyond our filings to the court. This is an ongoing investigation, anyone who may have information related to this case can please contact 1-800 CALL FBI or alexander-case@ The Alexander brothers were arrested in Miami and face state felony charges in Florida, along with their cousin, Ohad Fisherman.
New York Times
08-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Alexander Brothers Face More Sex Crimes, Including Against Underage Girl
Charges of sex trafficking against two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been expanded to now include six victims, including an underage girl, according to a superseding indictment filed by Manhattan federal prosecutors on Thursday. Oren and Tal Alexander — who reigned over the luxury real estate markets in both Miami and New York, as well Oren's twin Alon Alexander — were initially indicted in Manhattan in December and accused of sex trafficking two victims by force, fraud or coercion. All three brothers were accused of trafficking the first victim; Tal Alexander was accused alone of trafficking the second. The new indictment widens the scope of charges against all three brothers. It says one or more of the brothers variously used force, fraud or coercion in trafficking the five women and the girl, and said the scheme dated back to 2009. The women and girl, who are not named in the indictments, represent only a fraction of the dozens of women federal prosecutors say the brothers used their wealth and status to lure, drug and sexually assault and rape going back two decades to their high school years. The three men pleaded not guilty to the initial charges and are expected to soon be taken back into Manhattan federal court to be arraigned on the new charges. The case, which began with the men's arrests in Florida in December, has shaken the high-end real estate industry and led to the downfall of Oren Alexander, 37, and Tal Alexander, 38, who had reached the uppermost ranks of one of the nation's largest real estate brokerages. Oren and Tal Alexander helped broker the sale of a nearly $240 million penthouse in Manhattan — at the time, the most expensive residential sale in United States history. They then co-founded their own real estate brokerage, called Official. Alon Alexander, 37, did not work in real estate, but he socialized with his brothers. The three men are being held in a federal detention center in Brooklyn awaiting their trial, which the judge, Valerie E. Caproni, has scheduled for January. Oren and Alon Alexander also face state sex-trafficking charges in Florida, and have both pleaded not guilty. Tal Alexander does not face state charges.
