Who are Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander? Brothers indicted for sex trafficking

The FBI arrested a trio of high-profile Florida brothers in Miami on Wednesday amid sex trafficking allegations.

Twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 37, and their 38-year-old brother Tal Alexander, are all charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, and sex trafficking by force, cause or coercion.

Tal Alexander is additionally charged with a second count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.

Alon and Oren Alexander are being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami, according to online records. Tal Alexander does not appear in a Miami-Dade County inmate search.

Prosecutors claim the brothers, for over a decade, together and separately drugged, sexually assaulted, and raped dozens of victims.

An unsealed federal indictment in Manhattan accuses the three men of luring women with promises of luxury experiences and then forcibly raping or sexually assaulting them, sometimes by multiple men.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said in a news release Wednesday, “The charges outlined in this indictment reflect some of the most heinous and dehumanizing crimes of sexual exploitation that our NYPD detectives investigate.”

The criminal charges follow a string of civil lawsuits against the brothers alleging rape and sexual assault.

“We are glad to hear that there will finally be some measure of accountability for the Alexander brothers and justice for their many victims,” law firm Wigdor LLP, which represents several women who’ve accused the Alexanders of rape, said in a statement to USA Today. “We applaud all the survivors who have had the strength and courage to speak up about their unimaginable experiences after years of pain and suffering.”

Newsweek has contacted a lawyer for Alon Alexander by email for comment.

Who is Alon Alexander?

Alon Alexander, one of the twins, served as president of Kent Security, the Alexander parents’ private security firm since 2009, but his name is no longer listed on its website.

Newsweek has contacted Kent Security by email for comment.

The bio of a LinkedIn profile appearing to belong to Alon Alexander says he is an “Experienced President with a demonstrated history of working in the facilities services industry” skilled in “negotiation, operations management, customer relationship management (CRM), team building, and management.”

Alon Alexander graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, pre-law, and from New York Law School in 2012, according to LinkedIn.

Who are Tal and Oren Alexander?

Oren and Tal Alexander co-founded the luxury real estate firm Official, which specializes in high-end properties in cities like NYC, Miami, and Los Angeles with billionaire clients.

The bio of a LinkedIn profile appearing to belong to Tal Alexander reads, “Tal and his brother Oren co-run one of the leading real estate teams in the country. They have sold close to one billion in luxury residential real estate sales throughout the United States and specialize in the New York City, Hamptons, and Florida markets.”

“The Alexander Team is consistently ranked among the absolute top real estate producers in the country. The brothers are supported by a team of 11 professionals and have an unprecedented reputation for a relentless work ethic and a culture of service and success,” it continues.

Oren and Tal Alexander were also profiled in a September 2013 story in Details magazine titled “Meet the New Rock Stars of Real Estate.”

“Broker brothers Tal and Oren Alexander set a record last August for the most expensive house sale in Miami-Dade County history with this 30,000-square-foot residence—developed by their dad—on the exclusive magnate retreat of Indian Creek Island,” the article captioned a photo of the luxury mansion.

Newsweek has contacted Official by email for comment.

Why were Tal, Alon, and Oren Alexander arrested?

Tal, Alon, and Oren Alexander were arrested in Florida on Wednesday for allegedly operating a “long-running sex trafficking scheme” since 2010. Prosecutors claim the brothers used “deception, fraud, and coercion,” leveraging their wealth to entice women to parties, events, and trips, where they were subsequently assaulted.

What did the civil lawsuits allege?

Law enforcement has interviewed numerous women who report being sexually assaulted by the Alexander brothers, including some who claim they were raped by the brothers while in high school in Miami in the early 2000s, CNN reports.

All three brothers face charges of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking in connection with a 2016 case. The victim alleges that after meeting the twins on a dating app, they flew her and a friend to New York, where Oren drugged and raped her.

Evidence from Oren’s iCloud shows discussions about an “orgy” and plans for future trips, including one to Tulum, Mexico, where they discussed “importing” women, providing drugs, and arranging sexual encounters.

Tal Alexander is separately charged with sex trafficking a second victim in July 2011 in the Hamptons.

Prosecutors allege he and another man picked up the victim and her friend, gave her wine that made her feel unwell, and then assaulted her while recording the incident. The victim later woke up outside the house.

Tal and Oren Alexander are also accused of filing false police reports and threatening defamation lawsuits to silence allegations of sexual assault.

A 2012 case alleges Alon and Tal raped a woman in an assault reportedly planned by Oren.

Their representatives have denied the allegations.

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