The brothers once known as the kings of New York luxury real estate were sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday for a sex-trafficking scheme a federal jury found they ran for years, closing out one of the most stunning falls from grace in the industry's recent history. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni handed down the sentence in Manhattan federal court, according to Fox News, months after prosecutors said the men had shown no remorse for what they called "sex crimes of extraordinary magnitude."

Oren, Tal and Alex Alexander, who built a brand brokering some of Manhattan's most expensive apartments, were convicted in March on all counts following a five-week trial, including conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, inducement to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity, and multiple counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. The brothers have been jailed since their 2024 arrests.

Prosecutors Sought Life

In sentencing filings, prosecutors had pushed Judge Caproni to impose life terms on all three brothers, arguing the scale and duration of the abuse warranted the maximum available punishment. The government's case centered on allegations that the brothers used drugs to incapacitate victims before assaulting them, a claim defense attorneys have fought from the outset. "The Alexander brothers deny this completely and emphatically," their lawyers wrote in court filings ahead of sentencing.

PROSECUTORS CALLED THE CRIMES "EXTRAORDINARY IN MAGNITUDE."

Marc Agnifilo, the attorney representing Oren Alexander, has argued the case was fundamentally mischarged — telling reporters the allegations amounted to a rape case that prosecutors dressed up as sex trafficking to secure a harsher federal statute and penalty. Agnifilo said after the March verdict that the defense would appeal the convictions, a position the brothers' legal team reiterated ahead of Tuesday's sentencing.

The case transfixed New York's real estate industry, where the Alexander name had been synonymous with splashy, high-commission deals for celebrity and ultra-wealthy clients for more than a decade. Coverage of the trial repeatedly described it as a scandal that "shocked" an industry built on personal relationships and discretion, with former colleagues and clients distancing themselves from the brothers as the allegations mounted.

Defense attorneys are expected to file formal notice of appeal in the coming weeks, arguing both that the charging decision was improper and that trial errors warrant a new hearing. Appeals in federal sex-trafficking cases of this scale typically take well over a year to resolve, meaning the brothers are expected to begin serving their sentences immediately while the appellate process plays out.