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Luxury real estate brother misses hearing after mix-up in twin sex crimes case

Luxury real estate brother misses hearing after mix-up in twin sex crimes case

One of three wealthy brothers accused last month of drugging and then sexually assaulting and raping dozens of women in several states reportedly missed his court hearing Tuesday after a mix-up in the case.

Tal, 38, and Oren Alexander, 37, two prominent jet-setters from New York and Miami, and their brother Alon Alexander, Oren’s identical twin, were arrested in Miami Beach on Wednesday, December 11 and have since been taken into federal custody.

Prosecutors allege that the Alexander brothers “worked together and with other known and unknown individuals to repeatedly and violently attack drugs, sexual assault and rape” victims in New York, Miami and elsewhere, according to charging records obtained by Fox News Digital.

Federal prosecutors said they have identified at least 40 victims.

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Oren and Alon Alexander attend Jeff Gordon's final lap

Oren and Alon Alexander attend Jeff Gordon’s Last Lap on November 22, 2015 at The Villa, Casa Casuarina in Miami Beach, Florida. (Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for J Group)

Oren Alexander failed to show up for his bail hearing Tuesday in Miami federal court after the U.S. Marshals Service nearly took the luxury real estate agent to New York City, where the three brothers have been accused. reported the Miami Heraldoriginally alleging a clerical error or possible confusion between Oren and his twin brother Alon.

US Marshals in New York mistakenly issued a transport order to take Oren Alexander from a federal lockup in Miami to a detention center in New York City, according to an agency spokesperson, the outlet added.

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The chief judge of a Miami trial court said in court Tuesday that there was a “miscommunication of orders” with the Marshals in New York, saying that Oren had been “accidentally sent to New York” and that he “did not could pay” his own bail. audience, according to the medium. The judge ordered Oren to return to Miami for his bond hearing on Wednesday.

The U.S. Marshals Service did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Alon Alexander and Oren Alexander appear in a Miami court.

Oren Alexander, 37, center, and his twin brother, Alon, center right, speak with their attorney Joel Denaro during their bond hearing after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, in the Richard E. Gerstein. Justice Building on Friday, December 13, 2024 in Miami. (Matías J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)

Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon, attend a bail hearing

Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon, attend a bond hearing after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Friday, December 13, 2024 in Miami. (Matías J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)

The three brothers were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and a separate count of sex trafficking of a woman by force, fraud or coercion. Additionally, Tal Alexander was charged with sex trafficking a second victim.

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According to the indictment’s charges, the three brothers had conspired in the sex trafficking scheme since at least 2010, but prosecutors filed a letter alleging that their sexual violence against women actually dates back more than 20 years, and dates back to to when the men were in high school in Miami.

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Real estate brokers Tal Alexander and Oren Alexander at their home in Miami Beach

Real estate brokers Tal Alexander and Oren Alexander at their home in Miami Beach on February 1, 2019. (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The Alexander brothers “arranged these sexual assaults well in advance, using the promise of luxury experiences, travel and accommodations to lure and seduce women to locations where they would then be forcibly raped or sexually assaulted, sometimes by multiple men,” including themselves, according to the indictment.

The brothers, along with others, organized the transportation of women to Tulum, Mexico, in 2016. The brothers participated in a WhatsApp group chat titled “Lions in Tulum,” in reference to the Mexican resort city, in which they and Other men discussed “importing” women and splitting the cost of accommodation and flights for the women and providing medications “that would make them more likely to have sex.”

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An exhibit showing images of Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander before a press conference in New York.

An exhibit showing images of Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander before a press conference in New York, U.S., Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Luxury real estate brokers Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother Alon They were arrested and charged with sex. -Trafficking by federal prosecutors in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Oren and Tal Alexander co-founded the real estate firm official, which offers luxury listings in places including New York City, the Hamptons, Miami and Los Angeles, in 2022 after moving up at Douglas Elliman, one of the largest real estate brokerages in the country, according to prosecutors.

His previous clients include Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Liam Gallagher and Lindsay Lohan. according to CBS news.

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“Mr. Alexander will plead not guilty and will address these charges in the appropriate forum: a courtroom,” Isabelle Kirshner, who represents Alon Alexander in connection with the indictment, previously told Fox News Digital in a statement about the indictment. and the charges.

Susan Necheles, representing Oren Alexander, did not immediately respond to comment about the alleged error, causing her client to miss his hearing Tuesday. Deanna Paul, representing her older brother, Tal Alexander, did not previously respond for comment on the indictment and charges.

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