Three brothers who once sold mansions to billionaires will now likely spend decades behind bars.
A Manhattan federal jury convictedOren, Alon, and Tal Alexanderon all 10 counts of sex trafficking on Monday, ending a five-week trial that exposed how the luxury real estate industry's biggest names allegedly used wealth, status, and celebrity connections to assault women for over a decade.
The brothers face sentences ranging from 15 years to life when they appear before US District Judge Valerie Caproni on 6 August.
The verdict came swiftly. Less than three days of deliberation. Nineteen 'guilty' pronouncements. According to reports, all three brothers shook their heads as each count was read aloud. Tal dropped his face into his crossed arms.
The headline connection isn't tabloid fodder. It's courtroom testimony.
One woman told jurors she met the brothers in 2012 at a party held at actor Zac Efron's Manhattan apartment. She had almost no interaction with the actor, who wasn't accused of any wrongdoing and wasn't involved in the case. But she left with the brothers, went to a nightclub, and woke up naked with a nude Alon Alexander standing over her.
'I don't want to have sex with you,' she testified telling him.
His response: 'Haha, you already did.'
That's the playbook prosecutors described. The brothers, twins Oren and Alon, both 38, and older brother Tal, 39, built reputations as the 'A Team' of American luxury real estate.
They smashed sales records at industry giant Douglas Elliman before launching their own firm. Their clients included celebrities. Their brother Alon ran the family's private security company, which served heads of state.
Source: International Business Times UK
