Judge adds concurrent 20‑year term to brothers' 30‑year sex‑trafficking sentences

UPDATE - follow-up to Alexander brothers each sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking case: Judge Valerie Caproni added a concurrent 20‑year term for additional crimes, meaning each brother will serve 30 years plus 20 years at the same time. The sentencing hearing featured testimony from 12 victims, including Maya Miller, who said the 2014 assault left her feeling unsafe, and a woman using the pseudonym Isa Brooks, who was 16 when Tal and Alon assaulted her. Prosecutor Elizabeth Espinosa urged the court to impose life imprisonment, describing the brothers' pattern of drugging, restraining and raping women in luxury homes and trips to Aspen and the Bahamas. The brothers' lawyers asked for 15‑year sentences, citing their roles as fathers, but the judge rejected the request, noting their refusal to admit wrongdoing. The three men remained stoic, looking straight ahead as the judge pronounced the sentences. During the five‑week trial, 11 women testified that the brothers offered gifts and travel before drugging and assaulting them, with some victims being minors at the time. The court also noted that the brothers’ wealth came from selling luxury properties for Douglas Elliman and later founding the firm Official, while Alon ran the family security company Kent Security.

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Sex‑trafficking cases involving high‑profile real‑estate figures are rare in the U.S., and a concurrent sentence does not extend the total time the brothers will spend in prison.