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Three Brothers Convicted on Sex Trafficking Charges

Published 15 March 2026

A federal jury in Manhattan convicted three brothers, Tal Alexander, 39, Oren Alexander, 38, and Alon Alexander, 38, on all 10 counts of sex trafficking and related charges on March 9, 2026, following a five-week trial that exposed a pattern of abuse spanning nearly two decades. The convictions, which include conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, carry mandatory minimum sentences of 15 years in prison and potential life terms. Sentencing is scheduled for August 6, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni, after which the brothers, who have been detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since their December 2024 arrests, plan to appeal.

Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York presented evidence that the brothers, leveraging their wealth and social connections in elite circles, lured women to luxury venues such as Manhattan hotels, Hamptons mansions, Aspen resorts, and private cruises from 2008 to 2024. Eleven victims testified during the trial, describing how they were invited to after-parties, modeling opportunities, or all-expenses-paid getaways, only to be isolated, drugged with substances...

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