With recent snow piled excessive and temperatures under freezing, reporters with The Actual Deal trudged to a Decrease Manhattan courthouse this week to look at the Alexanders brothers’ federal intercourse trafficking unfold.
The proceedings marked the fruits of practically two years of reporting on allegations that disgraced brokers Tal and Oren Alexander and Oren’s twin brother, Alon Alexander, sexually assaulted a number of ladies. The brothers had been arrested in December 2024 on federal intercourse trafficking fees and have remained in custody at a Brooklyn jail since January 2025.
Right here’s what’s occurred thus far.
Prosecutors with the Southern District of New York kicked off Tuesday with a gap assertion detailing their case in opposition to the brothers, together with accusing them of working collectively between 2008 and 2021 to lure ladies to locations just like the Hamptons and the Bahamas with the promise of luxurious journey and unique experiences. Nevertheless, as soon as the ladies arrived, they had been sexually assaulted and, in some instances, drugged by a number of of the brothers, prosecutors allege.
Protection attorneys pushed again in opposition to prosecutors’ characterization of the brothers’ life-style, arguing as a substitute that the brothers’ womanizing conduct was “crude” however not prison. Additionally they challenged prosecutors’ allegations that the Alexanders drugged ladies to assault them, pointing to a scarcity of toxicology or medical reviews to corroborate accusers’ claims. (Read more about opening statements here.)
Two ladies took the stand this week. One testified on Tuesday below the pseudonym “Katie Moore” to explain how she met Tal and Alon at a 2012 NBA Championships watch occasion at actor Zac Efron’s house earlier than she was drugged whereas at a nightclub with the brothers. She informed the court docket she blacked out and awakened bare in a mattress with Alon standing over her. She stated he laughed when she informed him she didn’t wish to have intercourse and informed her she already had. She alleges he then raped her once more. (Read the story on her testimony here.)
On Wednesday, a girl utilizing the pseudonym “Maya Miller” recounted her declare that she was drugged and raped by Tal within the Hamptons in August 2014. She claimed that on her second evening at a weekend journey in a Sag Harbor mansion, she felt the temper shift and commenced to concern for her and her buddy’s security. As Miller was attempting to go away the following morning, she claimed Tal cornered her within the bathe and raped her. (Read the story on her testimony here.)
Attorneys representing the defendants cross-examined every alleged sufferer, questioning each ladies on who they informed and when, together with urgent Miller on why she didn’t search assist from her buddy, who was within the lavatory whereas she was allegedly being attacked by Tal within the bathe.
Attorneys additionally questioned the ladies about their alcohol consumption, together with their prior habits and main as much as the alleged rapes. Howard Srebnick, an legal professional for Alon, requested Moore a number of questions concerning the “little bit” of MDMA she admitted to taking early on within the evening.
By Thursday, the proceedings had touched on allegations concerning every of the three brothers, together with the beginning of testimony associated to a sexual exploitation of a minor cost that Oren is dealing with over an alleged rape in 2009 captured on video. Prosecutors wrapped up the week by strolling jurors by way of a sequence of photographs and movies taken on the evening of the alleged assault.
The Alexanders, their attorneys and TRD will likely be again within the courtroom on Monday, when the girl depicted within the video is predicted to testify.
Not so quick…
Brooklyn’s ultra-luxury market hit a growth spurt final yr, although it’s nonetheless trailing behind its golden years following the pandemic.
In 2025, the borough notched 12 offers for $10 million or extra, up 50 % from 8 the earlier yr, based on Compass’ annual report. The gross sales totaled $143 million, up 34 % year-over-year from $107 million.
Regardless of the uptick, the market continues to be down from 2022, a banner yr for Brooklyn’s luxurious offers as consumers flocked to the outer boroughs within the wake of the pandemic. That yr, 13 offers closed for properties priced at $10 million or extra for a quantity of greater than $170 million.
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The most costly sale to hit the town rolls this week was for 2 adjoining townhouses within the West Village. New York College’s Legislation College bought the pair of properties at 63 and 65 Charles Avenue for $33.4 million. The client was an nameless LLC with an handle within the Cayman Islands.
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