The parents of the disgraced Alexander brothers have issued a desperate plea for mercy, begging a federal judge to spare their three sons from spending the rest of their lives behind bars.
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Orly and Shlomi Alexander urged Judge Valerie Caproni in a letter filed in court and obtained by the Daily Mail to consider the 'whole lives' of convicted sex traffickers Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander, insisting their sons are devoted fathers, loving husbands and charitable men who deserve a chance to return home and raise their children.
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Alon's wife, Israeli model Shani Zigron, 30, echoed their appeal, describing her husband as a gentle, caring father who changed diapers, prepared breakfast for their daughters, and treated her with 'care, respect and gentleness' throughout their marriage.
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Her tribute surfaced as Daily Mail photographs show Shani stepping out of her $7million waterfront mansion for lunch with a male neighbor in Miami this week.
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Meanwhile, Oren's wife, Brazilian model Kamila, recalled how his dramatic arrest while she was nine months pregnant left her 'traumatized', forced her to raise their baby alone and derailed her once-successful modeling career
The accounts are among dozens of character references submitted to the court on the brothers' behalf ahead of their October 27 sentencing, following their convictions in March for orchestrating a years-long campaign of drugging and sexually abusing dozens of women.
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The character statements even cite volunteer work the brothers did as teenagers, including helping children with special needs, in a bid to secure lighter sentences.
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Prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment for all three men, while federal probation officials have recommended 195 years for Oren, 39, and 180 years each for his twin Alon and their older brother Tal, 40.
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Their attorneys, meanwhile, are pleading for just 15 years apiece.
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Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander were convicted of federal sex trafficking offenses in March and are now facing the possibility of life in prison
Alon's wife, Israeli model Shani Zigron, 30, was spotted by the Daily Mail on a lunch outing with a male companion earlier this week
In their letter, the brothers' parents begged the court for the most lenient possible sentences.
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'We cannot fix this for our sons.
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We cannot take their place.
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All we can do is come before you as their parents and ask for mercy,' they wrote.
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'We respectfully ask you to look at the whole lives of our sons.
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Look at the men they have been, the fathers they are, the families they have built, the hard work they have done, and the people and communities they have helped.
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The parents' glowing portrait of three devoted family men stands in stark contrast to the evidence presented at the brothers' six-week trial, during which numerous women described being drugged and sexually assaulted - sometimes by more than one brother at a time.
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In a sentencing memorandum filed Wednesday, prosecutors said their investigation identified at least 70 women who were raped or sexually assaulted by one or more of the brothers, describing their offenses as 'sex crimes of extraordinary magnitude.'
They said the siblings exploited their wealth and glamorous lifestyles to lure women to luxury properties, where they drugged and assaulted them.
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The pattern of abuse stretched back to their teenage years and continued for nearly two decades, prosecutors said.
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Despite enjoying every opportunity to lead law-abiding lives, the brothers instead 'weaponized their privilege' to exploit women.
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That is their history,' prosecutors wrote.
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Prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment for all three men, while federal probation officials have recommended 195 years for Oren, 39, and 180 years each for his twin Alon and their older brother Tal, 40
Prosecutors accused the men of weaponizing their privilege to lure women to luxury locations and assault them; All three protested and maintain their innocence
Much of the family's appeal focused on the brothers' achievements as teenagers, recalling how they volunteered with children with special needs, tutored underprivileged students and helped out at local hospitals while still in school.
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Orly and Shlomi also pleaded with the judge to consider the four young children who are now growing up without their fathers.
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'They do not understand courtrooms or sentences.
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They understand Daddy,' they wrote.
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'We cannot bear the thought of these children losing years with their fathers.'
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Shani Zigron, meanwhile, offered an account of her husband's life behind closed doors and the apparent toll his imprisonment has taken on their two young daughters.
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She described Alon as a 'devoted' husband and hands-on father who changed diapers, prepared breakfast for their two daughters and rushed home from work each evening to have dinner with the family.
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Shani, dressed casually in high-waisted jeans and a white T-shirt, appeared relaxed and happy during a lunch outing in Miami earlier this week
Zigron wrote a plea to the judge, describing her incarcerated husband as 'devoted' and a hands-on father to their two girls, now aged four and five
Shani recalled feeling 'bored' and directionless after the girls' births because she could not immediately return to modeling, prompting Alon to encourage her to volunteer at a Miami women's shelter, which she said gave her a renewed sense of purpose.
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Since his arrest, Shani said their daughters, now aged four and five, have struggled to understand why their father is no longer home.
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She flies to New York every Friday to visit him behind bars, telling the girls only that their father is going through 'a challenge.'
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Earlier this week, the Daily Mail obtained exclusive photographs showing Shani enjoying an outing with a male neighbor in Miami.
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Dressed casually in high-waisted jeans and a white T-shirt, she appeared relaxed and happy as she climbed into the passenger seat of the man's car, heading to a nearby restaurant for lunch.
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The sighting comes seven months after the Daily Mail photographed Shani in floods of tears on a Manhattan street corner, just blocks from the federal courthouse, moments after her husband and his two brothers were found guilty on all counts.
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Her lunch companion has been identified by the Daily Mail as Eyal Kadosh, 42, a neighbor of Shani and Alon's who also submitted a character reference in support of the convicted sex trafficker.
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Her lunch companion has been identified by the Daily Mail as Eyal Kadosh, a neighbor of Shani and Alon's
Kadosh said he had known Alon since around 2021 and described him as a protective neighbor who organized community security initiatives and once intervened when suspicious individuals entered Kadosh's property.
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Records show Kadosh lives nearby in a $1.7M apartment.
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He also spoke of knowing Shani and the couple's daughters, and witnessing the toll Alon's absence has taken on their family.
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'The family I remember seeing together now feels incomplete,' he wrote.
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Oren's wife, Brazilian model Kamila, meanwhile, described the impact of his arrest in December 2024, when she was nine months pregnant with their first child.
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The defense referenced portions of Kamila's account in its remarks to the judge, but her full letter did not appear in the publicly released submission.
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Some exhibits were redacted.
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…and 15 more, not listed.
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