High-profile real estate brothers convicted in sex trafficking case
Prosecutors accused the brothers of using their wealth to lure women to parties and luxury homes, then taking advantage of them.
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"The jury saw the Alexander's conduct for what it was—calculated, brutal sexual abuse that, unimaginably, the defendants celebrated."
— Andrew Jones , Other
"They're not drugging them, they're not raping them, but they're certainly pursuing them."
— Marc Agnifilo , Other
"If there’s a kid with a stick who keeps hitting people, you take their stick away."
— Lindsey Acree , Other
"I will never need their money because I became upset that the Alexanders kept calling us gold diggers, shake down artists, con artists."
— Lindsey Acree , Other
"If there’s a kid with a stick who keeps hitting people, you take their stick away."
— Lindsey Acree , Other
"I don’t want their money. I just don’t want them to have it."
— Lindsey Acree , Other
"the brothers committed crimes without remorse and with 'callousness' and 'a perverse sense of pride'"
— Andrew Jones , Other
"The jury saw the Alexander's [sic] conduct for what it was—calculated, brutal sexual abuse that, unimaginably, the defendants celebrated."
— Jay Clayton , Executive
"It was not the verdict we were looking for, but we're going to keep fighting."
— Marc Agnifilo , Other
"These are chilling, reprehensible, and unacceptable acts."
— Jay Clayton , Executive
"I don’t want to have sex with you, and he said, ‘You already did.’"
— Katie Moore , Other
"Financial interest is one of the most powerful motivators. All the stories were rehearsed."
— Deanna Paul , Executive
"They hurt a lot of people’s feelings while they were ascending professionally."
— Marc Agnifilo , Other
Key People
Alon Alexander is a real estate broker and brother of Tal and Oren, who was also convicted in the sex trafficking case.
Andrew Jones is an Assistant US Attorney involved in the prosecution of the Alexander brothers.
Deanna Paul is an attorney for Tal Alexander, who defended him during the trial.
Elizabeth Espinosa is an assistant U.S. attorney who argued against the defense strategies employed in court.
Current US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Katie Moore is a victim and accuser who testified in the trial against the Alexander brothers.
Lindsey Acree is an artist and gallery owner who testified against Tal Alexander in the trial.
Madison Smyser is a prosecutor who presented the case against the Alexander brothers.
Marc Agnifilo is a lawyer for Oren Alexander, previously known for representing rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
Oren Alexander is a real estate broker known for selling high-end real estate and recently convicted of sex trafficking.
Tal Alexander is a real estate broker who gained fame for his work in luxury properties in New York and Miami.
Tracy Tutor is a reality television star and top real estate agent who accused Oren Alexander of sexual assault.
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Prosecutors accused the brothers of using their wealth to lure women to parties and luxury homes, then taking advantage of them.
Three brothers, including two of the nation’s most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking charges after a five-week trial over accusations that they used drugs and force to rape scores of women they had dazzled with their wealth and opulent lifestyle.
The Alexander brothers, prominent real estate brokers, were convicted in a sex trafficking case that has sent shockwaves through the real estate industry, highlighting the prevalence of sexual exploitation among high-profile figures.
Two high-profile luxury real estate brokers and their other brother were convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial in which they were accused of using drugs and their influence to sexually abuse women. Oren, Tal and Alon Alexander were found guilty in federal court in New York City on all 10 counts of engaging in a yearslong conspiracy of rape, sex trafficking, sex abuse and sexual exploitation.
Two famous brothers who worked as real estate brokers have been convicted of drugging and raping dozens of women over the course of decades. Tal Alexander, 39, and Oren Alexander, 38, rose to prominence from their sales of luxury real-estate properties in New York and Miami. Along with a third brother Alon, 38, a jury found all three guilty of sex trafficking by a jury in New York.
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