Alexander Brothers arrested: Miami real estate tycoons charged with decades-long sex trafficking
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Yesterday, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Jessica S. Tisch, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, announced the December 11 return of a three-count Indictment charging Alon Alexander, Oren Alexander, and Tal Alexander (the “Alexander Brothers”), with sex trafficking offenses. The defendants were arrested yesterday morning in the Southern District of Florida and will be presented in federal court in Miami, Florida.
The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged in the Indictment, for more than a decade, the Alexander Brothers, alone and together, repeatedly and violently sexually assaulted and raped dozens of female victims. Today, the defendants are charged with multiple sex trafficking offenses. Our investigation is far from over. If you have been a victim of the alleged sexual violence perpetrated by Alon Alexander, Oren Alexander, or Tal Alexander – or if you know anything about their alleged crimes – we urge you to come forward.”
FBI Assistant Director in Charge James E. Dennehy said: “The Alexander brothers allegedly conspired using their wealth and status to prey on innocent women, coercing them into engaging in sexual acts. We will not allow this type of alleged behavior to go unimpeded. Predators forcefully coercing victims into sexual acts cannot and will not be tolerated. The FBI’s investigations into these types of cases are only possible because of the bravery victims show in coming forward. The FBI, along with our law enforcement partners, are committed to investigating sex trafficking and ensuring anyone attempting to engage in it is held accountable in the criminal justice system.”
NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said: “The charges outlined in this indictment reflect some of the most heinous and dehumanizing crimes of sexual exploitation that our NYPD detectives investigate. I applaud all the members of our joint FBI-NYPD Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force for their unwavering dedication to identifying, investigating, and holding accountable those who allegedly prey on vulnerable individuals in such despicable ways.”
Background: From at least in or about 2010, up to and including at least in or about 2021, the Alexander Brothers worked together and with others to engage in sex trafficking, including by repeatedly drugging, sexually assaulting, and raping dozens of female victims. The Alexander Brothers, who reside primarily in New York and Miami, Florida, have considerable social and financial connections, including through Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander’s positions as prominent real estate agents focused on ultra-luxury markets. The Alexander Brothers used their wealth and prominent positions in real estate to create and facilitate opportunities to sexually assault women.
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To carry out and facilitate their sex trafficking scheme, the Alexander Brothers used deception, fraud, and coercion to cause victims to travel with them or meet them in private locations for various trips and events. The Alexander Brothers and others identified women to invite to these events through, among other things, social media, dating applications, in person encounters, or through the use of party promoters who would recruit women for these events.
The Alexander Brothers used the promise of luxury experiences, travel, and accommodations to lure and entice women to these events, and then—on multiple occasions—forcibly raped and sexually assaulted women who attended. At times, multiple men, including one or more of the Alexander Brothers, participated in these assaults. In some instances, the defendants physically restrained and held down their victims during the rapes and sexual assaults and ignored screams and explicit requests to stop.
In advance of the events, the Alexander Brothers and others procured drugs that they agreed to provide to the women, including, among other things, cocaine, mushrooms, and GHB. On multiple occasions during these events and trips, the Alexander Brothers and others surreptitiously drugged women’s drinks. Some of the victims experienced symptoms of impaired physical and mental capacity, including limitations of movement and speech and incomplete memories of events. This prevented the victims from being able to fight back or escape during the rapes and sexual assaults.
The agreement between the Alexander Brothers encompassed numerous other acts of sexual violence in addition to the sexual assaults during planned trips and events. On numerous occasions, one or more of the Alexander Brothers drugged and raped or sexually assaulted women they encountered by chance, including women they met at bars and nightclubs, social events, and on dating applications.
If you have been victimized by the Alexander Brothers in any way or have any additional information about their alleged illegal behavior, please call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or reach out to us at alexander-case@fbi.gov.
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Charges: Alon Alexander, 37, Oren Alexander, 37, and Tal Alexander, 38, all of Miami, Florida, are each charged with one count of engaging in a sex trafficking conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison; and one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. Tal Alexander is additionally charged with a second count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.
The statutory maximum and mandatory penalties are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by the judge.
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(Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York)
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