Seven months after their trial in a downtown Manhattan courtroom, a New York federal choose sentenced every of the Alexander brothers to 30 years in prison.
The listening to on Tuesday capped off a years-long highway to trial, which started after disgraced brokers Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother, safety government Alon Alexander, have been arrested in Miami in December 2024.
In March, a jury discovered the brothers responsible of 10 counts of intercourse trafficking and associated expenses. The brothers have repeatedly denied the allegations in opposition to them and keep their innocence.
Nonetheless, the Alexanders’ time in courtroom is likely far from over. They’re nonetheless going through dozens of civil lawsuits from girls alleging a number of of the brothers drugged, raped or sexually assaulted them. Oren and Alon are additionally charged with sexual battery in Miami.
Plus, the Alexanders’ attorneys vowed to attraction the case following their conviction, the discover for which might come any day now.
To deal with the attraction, the brothers tapped lawyer Alexandra Shapiro, based on their spokesperson. Shapiro can also be representing producer Sean “Diddy” Combs in his attraction following his conviction on prostitution-related expenses final 12 months. Oren’s attorneys, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, have been among the “dream team” who efficiently defended Combs in opposition to intercourse trafficking and racketeering expenses, which might have landed him in jail for all times.
Hypothesis over whether or not the Alexanders would search a pardon from President Donald Trump has been swirling since their conviction. Days after the decision, representatives of the brothers reportedly reached out to lobbyists and the Jewish legal justice group, Tzadek Affiliation, to discover their choices for a pardon, although each declined to work with them, based on the New York Occasions.
The household additionally retained Trump’s former attorney Alan Dershowitz final March, earlier than the trial started, to seek the advice of on “authorized, constitutional and sentencing points,” although he informed the Occasions he has not mentioned a pardon with them. On the time, the Alexanders’ protection attorneys additionally mentioned they’d not made any formal inquiries right into a pardon and that they have been centered on making ready for sentencing and the attraction.
Forward of the sentencing listening to, Peacock launched a three-episode docuseries, referred to as the “Wolves of Actual Property,” chronicling the case in opposition to the brothers, their origins and their rise to the highest of luxurious actual property in New York Metropolis and Miami. The sequence options interviews with this reporter and her colleague, Katherine Kallergis.
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Earlier this week, the Metropolis Reporter published the first look on the specifics behind violations of New York Metropolis’s FARE Act, which bars brokers employed by landlords from charging charges to tenants.
Between the legislation taking impact in June 2025 and mid-October, town’s Division of Shopper and Employee Safety obtained 2,500 complaints about dealer charges. The company has thus far discovered 55 violations leading to $60,000 in fines and roughly $24,000 paid again to tenants.
These violations included brokers asking potential tenants to pay a charge to extend the chances that their utility to lease an house can be accepted. Others included disguising the charge as one other kind of cost, corresponding to a “finder’s charge” or “one-time administration charge.” In one other case, potential tenants reached out to an agent a few listed house, and the agent replied saying that whereas that house had been rented, he had entry to different off-market leases — for a charge.
In a number of of these circumstances, brokers have been discovered to be in violation, partially, as a result of they failed to point out up for scheduled hearings. A few of these brokers informed the outlet that they’d by no means obtained the summons.
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The most costly deal to hit town rolls this week was for a penthouse at Naftali Group’s 255 East 77th Road, which bought for $24.6 million. The complete-floor house, referred to as Unit PHC, has six bedrooms and 6 bogs throughout 5,500 sq. ft. It additionally options two loggias.
A crew with Compass Growth Advertising and marketing, led by Alexa Lambert, Alison Black and Shelton Smith, head gross sales on the 62-unit constructing, which incorporates facilities corresponding to a pool, health middle, cinema and automatic parking. Compass’ Lindsey Stokes introduced the customer.
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Inside the courtroom during the Alexander brothers’ sentencing
Prosecutors seek life in prison for Alexander brothers
Alexander brothers tapped Alan Dershowitz for their presidential pardon pursuit
