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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 11:34 PM Monday

Alexander Brothers Found Guilty on All Counts in Sex-Trafficking Trial [View all]

Source: NYT, No Paywall

Three brothers, including two who were among the country’s most prominent real estate brokers, were convicted in Manhattan on Monday of engaging in a yearslong conspiracy to traffic women and girls for sex.

The brothers — Tal and Oren Alexander, who regularly closed multimillion-dollar real estate deals in New York and elsewhere, and Alon Alexander, a security executive — were found guilty on every count they each faced, and all could now receive up to life in prison when the judge, Valerie E. Caproni, sentences them on Aug. 6.

The verdict comes more than a month after the trial began in Federal District Court, where the jury heard weeks of emotional and often graphic testimony from 11 women who had accused the brothers of rape or sexual assault. The jurors deliberated for about 21 hours over three days.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/nyregion/verdict-alexander-brothers-sex-trafficking.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SFA.obj9.3wmSt90Ukivo&smid=url-share

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