One of three wealthy brothers accused last month of drugging then sexually assaulting and raping dozens of women in several states reportedly missed his court hearing Tuesday after a mix-up in the case.
Tal, 38, and Oren Alexander, 37, two prominent jet-set brokers in New York and Miami, and their brother Alon Alexander, Oren's identical twin, were arrested in Miami Beach on Wednesday, December 11 and have since been taken into federal custody.
Prosecutors say the Alexander brothers “worked together, as well as with other known and unknown individuals, in a repeated and violent manner.” drugs, sexual assault and rape” victims in New York, Miami and elsewhere, according to indictments obtained by Fox News Digital.
Federal prosecutors said they have identified at least 40 victims.
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Oren Alexander failed to appear for his bail hearing in Miami federal court on Tuesday after the US Marshals Service nearly transported the luxury real estate agent to New York, where the three brothers were charged, a reported the Miami Herald, originally alleging either a clerical error or possible confusion between Oren and his twin brother Alon.
US Marshals in New York mistakenly issued a transport order to take Oren Alexander from a federal lockup in Miami to a New York detention center, according to an agency spokesperson, the outlet added. .
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The chief judge of a Miami district court said in court Tuesday that there had been a “miscommunication of orders” with New York marshals, saying Oren was accidentally “shipped to New York” and could “not make” his own bail. audience, according to the media. The judge ordered Oren brought back to Miami for his bond hearing Wednesday.
The U.S. Marshals Service did not immediately respond to comment.
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The three brothers were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and another count of sex trafficking a woman by force, fraud or coercion. Additionally, Tal Alexander was charged with sex trafficking a second victim.
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According to charges in the indictment, the three brothers had conspired in a sex trafficking scheme since at least 2010, but prosecutors filed a letter alleging that their sexual violence against women actually spanned more than 20 years, going back as far as when the men were in high school in Miami.
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The Alexander brothers “organized these sexual assault well in advance, using the promise of luxury experiences, travel and accommodation to lure and lure women to places where they were then forcibly raped or sexually assaulted, sometimes by multiple men, including them themselves, according to the indictment.
The brothers, along with a number of others, organized the transportation of women to Tulum, Mexico, in 2016. The brothers participated in a WhatsApp group chat titled “Lions in Tulum”, in reference to the Mexican resort town, in which they and other men discussed “importing” women, sharing lodging and flight costs for women, and providing drugs “that would make them more likely to have sex.”
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Oren and Tal Alexander co-founded the Manager of a real estate company, which offers luxury listings in places like New York, the Hamptons, Miami and Los Angeles, in 2022 after rising through the ranks at Douglas Elliman, one of the nation's largest real estate brokerage firms, according to prosecutors.
Their former clients include Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Liam Gallagher and Lindsay Lohan, according to CBS News.
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“Mr. Alexander will plead not guilty and will address these charges in the appropriate forum – a courtroom,” Isabelle Kirshner, representing Alon Alexander in the indictment, told Fox News Digital in a statement concerning the indictment and the charges.
Susan Necheles, representing Oren Alexander, did not immediately respond to comment regarding the alleged error made, which resulted in her client's absence from his hearing Tuesday. Deanna Paul, representing her older brother Tal Alexander, did not previously respond to comment regarding the indictment and charges.