Federal authorities have charged Oren, Tal and Alon Alexander with sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, alleging the brothers raped and sexually assaulted dozens of victims.
An indictment filed in the Southern District of New York alleges the brothers operated a “long-running sex trafficking scheme” in New York and Miami, which included luring women with travel within the U.S. and internationally to vacation destinations. The filing alleges that multiple men, including the brothers, participated in the scheme.
The violent attacks, including gang rapes, began in high school, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The survivors who government officials interviewed from this period reported hearing those involved, including Tal Alexander, “talked about the assaults at school, boasting about ‘running train’ on their victims and saying that they wanted to ‘do it again,’” according to a filing.
The U.S. Attorney’s office claims the brothers “used deception, fraud and coercion” to get victims to travel and meet them in private locations, and that Oren and Tal Alexander in particular used their position in the real estate industry to persuade women to attend events and parties and also met women at those events, whom one or more of the brothers later sexually assaulted, according to the indictment.
The brothers “used their wealth and positions to create and facilitate opportunities to rape and sexually assault women,” the indictment alleges.
The charges carry potential sentences in prison of 15 years to life, prosecutors said in a filing. In the filing, assistant U.S. Attorneys wrote that they recommended the brothers be denied bail because they “pose an ongoing and significant danger to the community and present a serious risk of flight.”
The brothers were all arrested early on Wednesday after the FBI raided their homes, including Oren and Alon’s waterfront estates in Miami Beach. Allegations against one or more of the brothers were first reported this summer by TRD.
An arrest warrant has also been issued for luxury broker Ohad Fisherman. Fisherman, who was licensed with Oren and Tal’s Side-backed brokerage, Official, now runs the Fisherman Group.
Prior to the allegations being made public, Oren and Tal were prominent luxury real estate agents in Miami and New York. Alon runs the family’s private security business, Kent Security.
From the feds
Authorities included three counts in the indictment describing a long-held pattern of behavior by the Alexanders perpetrated around their work in ultra-luxury real estate and in chance encounters with women in New York City nightlife.
Investigators spoke to dozens of women who reported being raped by one or more of the Alexander Brothers between 2005 and 2021.
Some reported symptoms consistent with being drugged after consuming a drink provided by one of the defendants —several were unable to move or even speak and some suffered significant gaps in their memories.
The brothers discussed providing drugs including “coke, shrooms, and G,” which the indictment says is a reference to GHB, a depressant drug.
Prosecutors also outlined attempts by Tal to intimidate women from going public with their allegations with a police report alleging harassment in one case and threat of a defamation lawsuit in another.
Read more
Residential
National
FBI arrests Alexander brothers in Miami
Residential
National
Tracking the rise, relationships and allegations around the Alexander brothers