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Daily Mail
08-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Huge glimmer of hope for playboy 'gang rapist' twin brothers as alleged accomplice is exonerated
The real estate magnate twins accused of raping a Miami woman have been offered a glimmer of hope in their court case after their alleged accomplice was cleared. Oren and Alon Alexander are each charged with sexually assaulting a woman known in court records as 'MW' on New Year's Eve 2016, and real estate broker Ohad Fisherman was initially charged with aiding them by holding the woman down. But the charges against Fisherman have now been dropped after he produced a time-stamped video showing that he was on board a boat in Miami Beach very close to the time of the alleged assault. Fisherman's video was uploaded to Facebook at around 9pm that night, showing him cruising on the water. Prosecutors said the video was a valid alibi. 'We determined in good faith that we could not prove the case against Ohad Fisherman beyond and to the exclusion of all reasonable doubt,' the state attorney in Miami-Dade County, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, wrote in a media release. 'The defendant's presence at the scene of the crime is an essential element of proof and this video evidence casts doubt on that proof.' Fisherman's lawyer Jeffrey Sloman said his client had been 'totally exonerated' in a surprise move which came just one day before jury selection was set to start. It marks the latest twist in the myriad court cases against real estate magnates Oren and Tal Alexander, and their brother Alexander, who socializes in the same high-flying circles in Miami, Los Angeles and New York City. The trio were charged with sex trafficking offenses including drugging, raping and sexually assaulting dozens of women from around 2010 to 2021, the US Attorney's Office announced in December. Additional sex trafficking charges were also brought in May after prosecutors in Manhattan said they spoke with more than 60 people who claim they were raped by at least one of the brothers. Oren and Tal were already charged with using their wealth and influence to rape and sexually abuse women from 2002 to 2021. No date was immediately set for the men to be arraigned. They previously pleaded not guilty, and all three are being held without bail. The superseding indictment filed in May added five new charges related to four alleged victims, including one female who was under 18 years old. An attorney for the brothers, Richard Klugh, said in an email that the 'new charges, like the government´s first two factually and legally unfounded efforts, show nothing but prosecutorial overreach'. 'It is simply another swing-and-a-miss by a government that has gone off the rails in an overzealous, unwarranted pursuit,' he added. Nicholas Biase, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York, said: 'We will decline to comment beyond our filings to the court.
Fox News
15-06-2025
- Fox News
Luxury real estate brothers hit with new charges in federal sex trafficking case
New accusations against the three brothers accused of orchestrating a decade-long scheme to sex traffic women were revealed this week as authorities look to further cement their case against the high-profile defendants. Real estate moguls Tal Alexander and Oren Alexander, along with their brother, Alon, are facing charges of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, inducement to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity and three counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, according to a federal superseding indictment. Tal Alexander faces additional sex trafficking and inducement counts, with Alon and Oren Alexander facing an additional charge of aggravated sex abuse, according to court documents. The charges stem from allegations from at least six new victims – including one minor. The brothers pleaded not guilty to all counts, bringing the total to 10 charges against them. "The federal charges in the indictment against Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander are serious because they involve sex trafficking and aggravated sexual abuse," Kelly Hyman, a trial attorney and host of the true-crime podcast "Unresolved: The Diddy Cases," told Fox News Digital. "Since the charges are brought at the federal level, there can be more severe penalties compared to state level crimes." Federal prosecutors allege the three men lured dozens of victims to be sexually assaulted by promising luxury travel and other expensive accommodations, conspiring for more than a decade and leveraging their real estate industry status to attract women from 2009 to 2021. The brothers allegedly would organize elaborate vacations for their victims, subsequently assaulting the women while traveling. "In sex trafficking cases, deception, drugs, and false pretenses, like promises of luxury travel, could be considered important facts if it goes to the force, fraud or coercion of the sex trafficking," Hyman said. "And thus could have legal weight to prove a case as the prosecution has the burden to prove the charges against a defendant beyond a reasonable doubt. It is ultimately up to the jury as they are the trier of facts, and the jury will decide what weight to give these facts based on the evidence presented." According to the indictment, the brothers would incapacitate the women before they were sexually assaulted and raped – sometimes alongside multiple men – with some of the attacks happening within hours of meeting the victims. "Often, the Alexander brothers drugged their victims before assaulting them, preventing them from fighting back or escaping," the indictment reads. The three men allegedly operated the scheme from New York City and Miami, Florida, centering the assaults around where their homes and businesses were located. Prosecutors allege that immediately following the attacks, the brothers would "sometimes [offer] the victims material items, including travel, concert tickets, and other luxury experiences." "When prosecuting a sex trafficking case in federal court, prosecutors must demonstrate that 'force, threats of force, fraud or coercion' were used to compel the victim to engage in a sex act," Hyman told Fox News Digital. "However, if the victim is a minor, this specific proof is not required. The prosecution must still prove a defendant knowingly recruited the minor for a commercial sex act, but not particularly through force, fraud or coercion." Alon Alexander's attorney, Howard Srebnick, pointed to his client's willingness to sit for a polygraph test and the subsequent results. "Alon pled not guilty to all counts, including the newly-added count ten accusing him of drugging a woman to have sex with her," Srebnick said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "On January 13, 2025, a retired FBI polygraph examiner tested Alon while in jail. Alon was asked if he ever had sex with any woman he knew had been covertly given drugs, which Alon denied. The polygraph examiner opined that Alon passed the lie detector test, finding 'no significant reactions indicative of deception' by Alon." One of Tal's attorneys, Deanna Paul, referred to previous statements his defense team had provided to Fox News Digital. In March his lawyers said the superseding indictment "changes nothing." "It's a reheated version of the same case—and still does not include conduct that amounts to federal sex trafficking," Paul and Milton Williams said at the time. "The government is trying to stretch a statute beyond recognition to fit a narrative, not a crime." Oren Alexander's attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. They are currently being held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center as they await trial. If convicted of the federal charges, the brothers could face the possibility of 15 years to life in prison.
NBC News
11-06-2025
- NBC News
More accusations added to federal sex trafficking case against Alexander brothers
Three real estate brothers accused of a scheme to sex traffic women across multiple states and Mexico were in a federal courtroom in New York on Tuesday to face a third superseding indictment. An added count against Alon Alexander and Oren Alexander brings the total to 10 counts against Oren Alexander, Tal Alexander and Alon Alexander. They pleaded not guilty to all charges. The brothers appeared in hand and leg shackles, wearing olive-colored prison attire. They greeted their parents on their way in and out of the brief arraignment. Federal prosecutors have accused the men of working together to drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of victims between 2009 and 2021. The charges allege that the brothers promised women luxury experiences to lure them to locations where they were sexually assaulted and raped. Seven victims are included in the indictment, including a minor. Federal prosecutors have said they have spoken to more than 60 alleged victims of the men. The new count alleges that Alon and Oren gave a drug, intoxicant or another substance to a woman without her knowledge to cause her to engage in a sex act while on a Bahamian cruise ship that departed from and arrived in the United States. An attorney for Alon, Howard Srebnick, said that his client had not drugged a woman to have sex with her. "On January 13, 2025, a retired FBI polygraph examiner tested Alon while in jail. Alon was asked if he ever had sex with any woman he knew had been covertly given drugs, which Alon denied," Srebnick said. "The polygraph examiner opined that Alon passed the lie detector test, there were 'no significant reactions indicative of deception' by Alon." Attorneys for the other men either declined to comment Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, attorneys for the three brothers appeared at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to appeal their detention at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where they have been held since last December. "They did not agree to provide sex in exchange for the travel or accommodations,' defense attorney Deanna Paul for Tal Alexander wrote in a dismissal motion filed Monday in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. "The alleged travel and accommodations were not conditioned expressly, or implicitly, on the victims' participation in the sex acts; and the travel and accommodations did not represent compensation for the sex acts,' the motion states, citing four separate federal court decisions on the sex trafficking law requiring that connection to hold up. Their next hearing is set for Aug 19. The Alexander brothers filed a defamation lawsuit this week against The Real Deal, a real estate publication, seeking $500 million in damages for what they say has been a 'smear campaign' against them that 'has relentlessly published articles containing false and misleading statements'. The Real Deal strongly rejected those allegations. "Let's be clear: this lawsuit is not about justice. It's an attempt to stop investigative journalism and bully a newsroom for doing its job,' founder and publisher Amir Korangy said in a statement Tuesday. 'The Real Deal's reporting was fair and conscientious, and we are confident the courts will see this for what it is — a frivolous and cynical attempt to weaponize the legal system."
New York Times
10-06-2025
- New York Times
Alexander Brothers Accused of Sex Crimes Against Another Woman
Charges of sex trafficking and abuse against two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have expanded again, and now include seven victims, according to a new superseding indictment filed by Manhattan federal prosecutors on Tuesday. Oren and Tal Alexander — who reigned over the luxury real estate markets in both Miami and New York, as well as Oren's twin Alon Alexander — were initially indicted in Manhattan in December and accused of sex trafficking two women by force, fraud or coercion. The initial charges were expanded in May to include six victims, including an underage girl. Now, prosecutors have again widened the scope of charges. Together, the brothers now face nine counts related to sex trafficking and one of sexual assault against seven victims. The newest charge accuses two of the brothers of drugging and then sexually abusing a woman in 2012 while on a Bahamian cruise ship. The allegations date back to 2009, when all three brothers were in their early 20s. The three men were arraigned on the new charges in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday shortly after the indictment was unsealed. All three pleaded not guilty. The Alexanders have denied all the allegations against them since last summer, when The Real Deal, a real estate publication, first reported that two women had filed lawsuits accusing Oren Alexander, 37, and his twin brother, Alon Alexander, of sexual assault. Those allegations soon swelled to also include Tal Alexander, 38, and more than two dozen lawsuits. In December, the men were arrested in Miami on federal sex-trafficking charges. The case has shaken the high-end real estate industry and led to the downfall of Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander, who had reached the uppermost ranks of one of the nation's largest real estate brokerages. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Bloomberg
10-06-2025
- Bloomberg
Alexander Brothers Claim Sex-Trafficking Probe Sparked by Rival
Former star real estate brokers Tal and Oren Alexander asked a federal judge to dismiss some or all of the charges against them in a criminal sex-trafficking case, claiming the probe was kicked off by an industry rival. The two Florida brothers, in separate court filings, claimed prosecutors had brought a flawed legal case. In December, the Alexanders were accused in an indictment of taking part in a decades-long pattern of rape and sexual assault. A third brother charged in the case, Alon Alexander, has yet to file a motion to dismiss, but lawyers for Tal and Oren said he supports their motions.
