Federal prosecutors charged three prominent real estate brokers and their brother in a sex trafficking scheme, alleging they baited, drugged and sexually assaulted multiple women since 2010.
Tal and Oren Alexander, top real estate brokers and brothers who started at real estate company Douglas Elliman, and their brother Alon, were arrested Wednesday morning, according to a spokesman for the FBI’s New York field office.
Alon and Oren Alexander were arrested by state authorities on sexual battery charges and are expected to be transferred into federal custody after their initial appearance in state court. Tal Alexander briefly appeared before a federal judge in Florida on Wednesday afternoon and is expected to make another appearance Friday. Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County said they were coordinating with federal officials in New York City on the next steps for both men, including possible extradition.
All three brothers face 15 years to life in prison, if convicted of the federal charges.
Prosecutors allege the Alexander brothers worked together and with other men “to repeatedly and violently drug, sexually assault, and rape dozens of victims” in New York, Miami and elsewhere. The newly unsealed federal indictment charges the brothers for a scheme from 2011 through 2021. But prosecutors say the sexual violence against dozens of women spans more than 20 years, dating as far back as when the men were in high school.
