The reality of spending the next three decades behind bars began to sink in for the Alexander brothers the minute they were led out of a Manhattan federal courtroom on Tuesday evening.
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Oren and Tal, formerly two of the country's top luxury real estate magnates, and their brother Alon were 'somber' as they were escorted into the holding area at the Southern District Court of New York after being convicted of sex trafficking, according to a family source.
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During sentencing, the judge told them their parents would likely never see them as free men again and that their children would one day have to confront the painful truth about their fathers.
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children → tell → fathers
After settling back into their cells, the three men immediately reached out to their parents, who the brothers instructed not to come to sentencing this week to spare them the 'heartache', said Juda Engelmayer, the brothers' communications strategist.
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Engelmayer → settle → heartache
Twins Alon and Oren, 39, then called their wives, who they had also told to steer clear from court.
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Since their incarceration in December 2024, the brothers have been regularly visited by family who travel from their hometown of Miami to New York City, where the siblings moved in wealthy circles and threw extravagant parties.
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'Between the parents, their wives and their children, every week there is at least one visitor if not more,' said Engelmayer.
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Engelmayer → be → wives
For nearly two years, the siblings have been held at New York's Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
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siblings → hold → Brooklyn
More accustomed to a life of private jets and mansions, the three brothers now wait to see which federal prison they are sent to after they were each sentenced to 30 years.
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'The families are coping the best they can,' said Engelmayer.
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Engelmayer → cop → ?
'They're hoping that the brothers get placed in an institution closer to Miami - whether in Tallahassee or somewhere else in Florida, so they're able to see them more often.'
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Oren Alexander, 37, (front and his twin brother, Alon, were sentenced to 30 years in prison along with their older brother, Tal
Tal Alexander, 40, and his soon-to-be ex-wife Arielle, who is in the process of divorcing him
Happier times: The family pictured on vacation in 2022.
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From front left: mother Orly, Alon and his wife, Shani, Arielle Alexander and her ex Tal, Oren and his wife Kamila, and father Shlomy
Another issue being weighed by prison chiefs is whether the brothers should be separated into different facilities.
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Judge Valerie Caproni has recommended they be housed separately, noting they act as 'bad influences on one another.'
The family argues that keeping them together would offer greater protection.
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keeping → recommend → protection
'I think the Bureau of Prisons is thinking more proactively and the brothers are safer together as a unit, rather than being separated,' Engelmayer said.
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Engelmayer → think → unit
The question of whether the brothers should remain together has taken on added significance following an attempted prison attack.
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brothers → remain → attack
Engelmayer told the Daily Mail the brothers had been working on computers in the library when another inmate rushed into the area.
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The inmate had allegedly harassed them previously but was tackled by an officer and sprayed with pepper spray before he could reach them.
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Neither brother was injured.
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The incident nevertheless left them shaken.
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'They were jarred, but they've learned to manage and to maintain situational awareness,' Engelmayer said.
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A prison source with regular contact with the brothers told the Daily Mail he believes they were targeted for extortion.
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There are concerns that separating the brothers could leave them isolated and at risk of further confrontations.
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Engelmayer described the brothers as a tight unit who looked out for one another, despite having very different personalities.
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The lawyer said Alon is the most sensitive of the three, while Tal is more mission-oriented and Oren has a natural inclination towards leadership.
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However prosecutors portrayed a darker picture of them as a group, describing them as a trio whose social lives, wealth and access to women intertwined and who enabled and encouraged one another's sexual violence.
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At their peak, Tal and Oren were among the country's most successful luxury real estate brokers
The brothers apologized at sentencing for living philandering, debauched lifestyles but denied drugging or raping anyone.
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brothers → apologize → anyone
A photo released by the court shows the three brothers partying on a boat with one alleged victim redacted
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Some of their accusers described being raped by multiple brothers at once.
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Among their biggest successes was their involvement in the sale of a $240million penthouse on Central Park South, which was then the most expensive residential property ever sold in the US.
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The brothers were formidable networkers who cultivated relationships with the super-rich from New York to Miami and were pictured with celebrities like Ivanka Trump.
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They have also begun building relationships inside prison.
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'They've found useful alliances,' said Engelmayer.
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A prison selfie surfaced in July 2026 showing convicted sex trafficker Oren Alexander posing with jailed fraudster David Motovich.
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Alexander → surface → Motovich
The brothers also know Luigi Mangione, who is awaiting trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, said Engelmayer.
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Engelmayer → know → Thompson
'And they prayed for their own safety.
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'They're looking toward towards religion and God a lot more and considering their place in the universe a lot more lately than they had been before,' he added.
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Alon Alexander with his wife Shani Zigron, who is standing by him despite his conviction
As is Oren's wife, Kamila Alexander.
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wife → stand → conviction
She was instructed, along with their parents, to stay away from the brothers' sentencing to spare them 'heartache'
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The next morning, the brothers were visited by Rabbi Chaim Pollock, who was in the courtroom during sentencing and who visits them regularly in prison.
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…and 16 more, not listed.
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