Ex-luxury brokers and brothers Tal and Oren Alexander have been found guilty of federal sex-trafficking charges, a jury in New York ruled on Monday.
The jury found the two brothers — as well as Oren’s twin, ex-security executive Alon Alexander — guilty on all 10 counts prosecutors brought against them. The verdict came late Monday at the conclusion of a five-week trial in which 11 women testified that they had been sexually assaulted by one or more of the men. Prosecutors said the attacks followed a “playbook” the brothers developed over the years.
The victims, who numbered in the dozens, said the men lured women to luxury properties and other locations. The brothers would often hand the women drinks, after which they lost control of their bodies or had trouble remembering what happened next, victims also said. Over more than a decade between 2008 and 2021, prosecutors and victims said the Alexanders coordinated attacks on the women in places across the U.S. and abroad.
The brothers had faced several charges, including conspiracy to commit sex-trafficking and sex-trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
All three pleaded not guilty to the charges and asserted their innocence since the case began in 2024.
As the jury’s foreperson read out the guilty verdict, Oren shook his head and Tal lowered his head as well, CBS News reported. The brothers’ parents, Orly and Shlomi Alexander, were also present in the courtroom, and a family friend reportedly rubbed Orly’s back as the verdict was read.
The brothers were arrested in Miami in December 2024 after the FBI began investigating allegations that had also been raised in civil lawsuits filed by dozens of women in the spring and summer of 2024. The civil cases came after an extension of the New York City Gender-Motivated Violence Act.
A search of Tal’s luxury apartment in New York at 432 Park Avenue in 2024 turned up a hard drive with explicit videos on it, one piece of damning evidence that prosecutors used to show how the brothers took advantage of women while they were clearly incapacitated.
Defense attorneys for the brothers sought to paint the victims as opportunists who wanted to gain financially from lawsuits against them. They likewise argued that although the brothers’ behavior might be reprehensible, their encounters with women were consensual.
The defense also sought to point out inconsistencies in the victims’ testimonies, and pointed out that evidence — including toxicology, medical and police reports — from the time of the attacks was limited.
All three brothers face up to life in prison, with a minimum of 15 years. Judge Valerie Caproni of the Southern District of New York will hold a sentencing hearing on Aug. 6.
U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton commented on the verdict on Monday, saying it was “an important step in our fight against sex trafficking.”
“The verdict comes after a weekslong trial where evidence and testimony from 11 brave victims demonstrated that the Alexander brothers conspired to repeatedly lure, drug and rape young women,” Clayton said in a statement. “These are chilling, reprehensible, and unacceptable acts. We commend the victims for their courage in coming forward and testifying at the trial. They bravely overcame the pain of reliving the abuses inflicted upon them and, as a result, prevented others from becoming victims.”
Clayton also commended the jury for its diligence in the case, and the commitment of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights and Human Trafficking Unit, as well as the FBI-NYPD Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.
“This verdict cannot undo the effects of heinous abuse the Alexanders’ many victims endured, but it does send a message: New Yorkers want to bring an end to sex-trafficking in all our communities.”
Tal and Oren Alexander, sons of prominent Miami developer Shlomi Alexander, made names for themselves in New York City by becoming top agents at Douglas Elliman from 2012 to 2022. The brothers helped broker one of the most-expensive residential sales to ever close in the U.S. — billionaire Ken Griffin’s purchase of a $238 million penthouse at 220 Central Park South in 2019.
The brothers then went on to found Official Partners powered by white-label firm Side alongside three other co-founders. As allegations mounted against them in 2024, the brothers stepped away from their leadership roles at the firm, and the brokerage ultimately folded as the other co-founders left amidst failed exit negotiations for the brothers.
Just last week, celebrity broker and former Douglas Elliman agent Tracy Tutor filed a civil lawsuit against Oren, alleging sexual assault and trafficking at a Douglas Elliman recruitment event she attended in 2014.
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