Three brothers sentenced to 30 years each for sex trafficking crimes

Three brothers have been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for drugging and raping dozens of women.

The sentences were handed down on Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom. Oren Alexander, Alon Alexander, and Tal Alexander each received the same term. A five-week trial that concluded in March established their guilt on multiple charges. The court heard evidence of assaults that took place over several years. Locations included Miami, New York, the Hamptons, Aspen, Colorado, and a Caribbean cruise.

The three men, aged 39 and 40, wore tan prison suits during the hearing. They sat quietly while a dozen victims addressed the court. Some women used pseudonyms to protect their privacy. One victim, who was raped by Tal Alexander in August 2014, stated that the attack changed how she viewed relationships. She told the judge, “I carry a quiet funeral in me for the person I might have become had this not happened to me.” Another woman described being drugged and led into a bedroom at a property in the Hamptons. She called the location a “mansion of horror” and a “mansion of dark secrets.”

The brothers moved from Florida to New York in 2008. Oren and Tal worked as representatives at Douglas Elliman before starting their own brokerage, Official. The firm generated hundreds of millions of dollars by selling condominiums to wealthy and celebrity clients. Alon managed the family’s private security company. He also coordinated their lifestyle, which included superyachts, private jets, and parties at waterfront mansions. Prosecutors argued that this access to money and social status allowed the men to lure victims to parties and luxury trips. During these events, the brothers allegedly drugged their victims and raped them, sometimes in the presence of others.

Defense lawyers had previously conceded the men were “womanizers” and apologized for being “insensitive toward the feelings of certain women at certain times.” However, the legal team maintained that all sexual encounters were consensual. Prosecutors filed a submission stating that the defendants felt empowered to take what they wanted from any woman who agreed to join them on a plane, party, or nightclub outing. They noted that the drugs used rendered victims immobile and impacted their memory of the assaults.

A report by the Real Deal in June 2024 revealed the allegations. Following that publication, dozens of women came forward. An earlier court filing described the men as “serial rapists” and stated that at least 70 women were raped or sexually assaulted. Judge Valerie Caproni ruled that the brothers should not serve their sentences in the same facility. She determined that they were a bad influence on each other. The brothers' lawyers argued during Tuesday's hearing that the men should be allowed to serve their time together.