What’s next for Alexander brothers? Twins face Miami-Dade rape charges

Tuesday’s sentencing of the Alexander brothers in New York federal court isn’t the end of their legal trouble – two still face state rape charges in Miami-Dade criminal court, and they all face civil lawsuits from women who say they were raped or assaulted by one or more of the brothers.

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Twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 39, and their brother Tal, 40, were convicted of orchestrating a sex trafficking conspiracy, and nine other federal sex charges against one or more brothers, including two offenses against minors. Federal prosecutors said over 70 women came forward.

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Rape cases in Miami-Dade

In Miami-Dade, Oren faces two separate sexual battery charges. Alon is a co-defendant in one of them, stemming from a 2016 New Year’s Eve alleged rape at Alon’s condo in Miami Beach that prosecutors say involved both twins.

Assistant State Attorney Natalie Snyder told a judge recently that she was ready to request the twins be transferred to Miami-Dade for trial as soon as they were sentenced. The two men previously pleaded not guilty to the Miami-Dade charges.

In a text statement to the Herald, the twins’ Miami defense attorneys, Edward O’Donnell IV and Joel Denaro, reiterated that the federal case and state cases are separate, and their focus has always been on the state charges.

“If the State chooses to move forward, we welcome the chance to bring forth the truth,” they wrote.

In December 2024, the twins were arrested at their Miami Beach homes and Tal was arrested at his parents’ Bal Harbour home. FBI and local police raided their homes in the pre-dawn hours. The brothers grew up in Miami and graduated in the early 2000s from Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School near Aventura.

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Civil suits

After the Real Deal reported on a lawsuit against them in 2024, dozens more women filed civil lawsuits against one or more of the brothers in New York, Florida and Colorado. Some have been delayed awaiting a decision in the federal trial.

“We are still at the pleading stage and are awaiting certain decisions from the Court,” said Arick Fudali, a lawyer for Tiffany Marina Rodriguez, who filed a lawsuit against Oren, Alon, their parents and former employers.

“We are encouraged by the criminal sentencing yesterday and look forward to continuing our fight for justice against these convicted sex traffickers.”

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30 years for sex trafficking

Juda Engelmayer, a public relations consultant for the brothers who previously represented Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, said Tuesday the sentence was “extremely severe.”

“This case is far from over,” he wrote in a statement to the Miami Herald. “Serious questions remain about the fairness of the proceedings, and the brothers will continue fighting to ensure their convictions receive a full and fair review.”

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It is unclear where they will serve their federal sentences and if they will do so together.

At Tuesday’s hearing, Oren’s attorney Marc Agnifilo requested that the men stay at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn – where they have been detained – while awaiting appeal.

U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caprioni said the federal jail is primarily for those awaiting sentencing, and that she could recommend a prison in or near Florida, but the decision is ultimately up to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

She contemplated recommending that they be held in different prisons, saying they were “a bad influence on each other,” but ultimately though she did not, saying she wasn’t qualified to do so.

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Each pleaded to the judge for the minimum sentence at Tuesday’s hearing, which lasted all day. They maintained their innocence.

“My brothers and I have never drugged or raped anyone,” Oren said.

Caprioni said the minimum sentence of 15 years wasn’t enough, and doubled it, but avoided the maximum sentence of life. Their attorneys said they expect to appeal the sentence.

“Your conduct was monstrous,” Caprioni told them.

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In addition to the federal sentences, each was ordered to pay fines.

Caprioni ordered $50,000 fines for each of the counts the brothers were convicted of – totaling $300,000 for each twin and $350,000 for Tal. They also were ordered to pay a $5,000 special assessment each for sex trafficking.

Oren was given an additional $50,000 fine for a child pornography charge, after he was found guilty of filming the rape of a woman, who used the pseudonym Amelia Rosen in the trial, when she was 17.

Victims speak out

Eleven women spoke directly to the judge, asking for harsher than minimum. A prosecutor read the victim statement for a 12th woman.

“You may never know what it’s like to have your sense of self taken from you in a matter of moments, to suddenly feel like a stranger inside your body,” said a woman using the pseudonym Maya Miller.

“There’s something deeply dehumanizing about surviving something like this, having to explain to the world how you chose to survive.”

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This story was originally published October 28, 2026 at 12:38 PM.