Luxury real-estate Alexander brothers face life in prison over sex crimes of extraordinary magnitude

Federal prosecutors are seeking life in prison for former luxury real-estate brokers Tal and Oren Alexander and their brother Alon, arguing their decade-long scheme to assault and rape women deserved harsh punishment. In a court filing Wednesday, prosecutors argued a life sentence was appropriate because the brothers were convicted of “sex crimes of extraordinary magnitude” – noting that more than 70 women reported being assaulted by the sick trio and nearly a dozen testified against them.The Alexander brothers “spent years designing, executing, and perfecting their playbook of luring victims with promises of luxury, drugging victims so they could not resist, and then forcibly raping them,” the feds wrote. “The defendants carried out their playbook time and time again, drugging, raping, and assaulting dozens of victims.”Oren and Alon Alexander, 39-year-old twins, and their brother Tal, who is a year older, were found guilty of all 10 counts they faced – including two involving minors – after a five-week trial earlier this year. Prosecutors told the jury the brothers lured women to exclusive parties, Hamptons mansions and New York City apartments, as well as a ski trip to Aspen, Colo., and a Caribbean cruise, where they drugged and sexually assaulted or raped them. Tal and Oren once worked as brokers on some of the most lavish residential property sales, calling themselves the “0.1% of brokers that really sell to the 0.1% of clients.” Alon worked at the family’s private security firm.Lawyers for the Alexanders submitted their own sentencing recommendation on Tuesday, arguing that 15 years – the minimum required by law – was sufficient.They wrote the brothers admitted to behavior that was “at times, insensitive towards the feelings of certain women at certain times” and apologized “to the women they insulted or offended” – but “steadfastly maintain their innocence.” “At no time did Alon, Oren or Tal rape or sexually ass...