Alexander brothers bid to toss sex-trafficking charges denied

A federal judge has rejected an effort by luxury brokers Tal and Oren Alexander and their brother, security executive Alon Alexander, to dismiss sex-trafficking charges — clearing the way for their January trial.

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni allowed the case to proceed, tossing only one count involving “Victim 5” because it fell outside the statute of limitations.

Caproni dismissed the defense’s attempt to reframe the allegations as “men behaving badly,” writing that prosecutors accuse the brothers of conspiring to lure women and girls across state and international lines — offering things of value and using force or drugs to commit sexual acts, Inman first reported.

She also rejected arguments that the case should be handled by individual states rather than federal prosecutors.

The alleged conduct, Caproni wrote, spans multiple jurisdictions from Martha’s Vineyard to New York, Florida and Israel — making it “far from a ‘local’ crime.”

The judge further denied challenges to the sex-trafficking statute’s definition of “anything of value,” as well as motions to suppress evidence taken from Tal Alexander’s New York apartment and from a Facebook account tied to the brothers.

Defense attorneys are reportedly still seeking to exclude testimony from two government experts and portions of “Victim 4’s” account.

The Alexanders, who have pleaded not guilty, were indicted in December 2024 following a series of civil suits accusing them of sexual assault dating back more than a decade.

Their lawyers have called those claims “frivolous.”

Defamation lawsuit

Earlier this month, a complaint filed as part of the Alexander brothers’ defamation lawsuit against The Real Deal accused the real estate news outlet of publishing false and defamatory coverage about the sexual assault allegations.

The Alexander brothers initiated the lawsuit in June but did not file the complaint until early November. The Real Deal began reporting on the accusations months before the brothers’ December 2024 indictment.

In the complaint, the Alexanders allege the publication “intentionally and recklessly” ran misleading stories portraying them as guilty of rape and sexual abuse while refusing to publish information that challenged that narrative.

They claim Oren Alexander provided exculpatory details that The Real Deal ignored to boost subscriptions and appease advertisers.

Litigation also denies the outlet’s assertion that Oren threatened the publication in March 2025, calling the accusation fabricated.

The siblings — who remain jailed without bail while awaiting trial on the federal charges — are also facing several civil suits from alleged victims. They stepped away from their brokerage, Official Partners, in June 2024 after the allegations surfaced.