The Alexander Brothers were remanded in custody after appearing in court on Friday
Oren and Alon will be held in federal custody at least until their detention hearings on Dec. 30. Assistant U.S. Attorneys said in the new filing that Tal’s request to reopen his trial “must be denied in its entirety.”
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Luxury realtor Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon Alexander, will be held in custody following a court appearance in Miami on Friday. Miami Herald report.
Oren and Alon and their older brother, Tal, were arrested on Dec. 11, 2024, in Miami and charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Oren and Alon are also facing federal charges in Florida for three separate incidents of alleged sexual battery against women in 2016, 2017 and 2021.
All three brothers denied the charges against them, asserting through their lawyers that the sex was consensual.
The twins had been seeking bond on sex-trafficking and gang-rape charges, but prosecutors ruled Friday that they are dangerous and a danger to society. Instead, they will remain in federal custody at least until their sentencing hearing, which Judge Ellen D’Angelo scheduled for Dec. 30. From there, the brothers will be transferred to the federal court in New York City and Tal.
Oren and Alon had reached a bond agreement with government officials (a combined bond of $5 million backed by their father’s estate and a personal bond of $25,000 for each brother), but it could not be implemented unless the brothers were fully arrested by all authorities. to them, including the feds. On Thursday, District Court Judge Lody Jean set a trial date on the sexual battery charges for March 10, 2025.
The feds oppose Tal Alexander’s motion to reopen the detention hearing
An assistant U.S. attorney on Thursday filed a motion to oppose Tal Alexander’s request for a retrial after he was denied bond last week and urged the court to deny the luxury retailer’s request.
On Monday, Tal’s lawyers filed a motion to reopen his arrest case, introducing a strict bond from Tal’s parents “in any amount secured by their entire property.”
The motion also said the trial should be reopened because the government never produced Jencks Act material, or written or taped statements from government witnesses made before trial, which should be introduced after the witness’s testimony.
Third, the proposal reversed the government’s assertion that Tal posed a flight risk, given his wealth and family ties to Israel. Tal’s lawyers argued that the luxury dealer was not a flight risk, having not traveled to Israel in the past three years and dismissed the government’s allegations that, if he fled to Israel, they would not be able to bring him back.
In the government’s response to Tal’s request filed on Thursday, the Assistant United States Attorneys said, “The motion must be denied in its entirety. There is no reason stated in the Motion that is ‘new evidence’ that authorizes the Court to reconsider or reopen the detention proceedings.”
The response said that there was still enough evidence to show that Tal was a flight risk, and that his lawyers’ request that the government provide the Jencks Act property was not a basis for reopening the hearing, calling that request a “fishing trip” and an “excuse.” to reopen the bail.” It also said Tal had “ample opportunity” to transfer the full extent of his family’s wealth before raising the bond package.
Responses to the proposal are due by Dec. 26, 2024.
Ohad Fisherman surrenders to the authorities
On Wednesday, Ohad Fisherman, accused of plotting the Alexander brothers and a former agent at Official, surrendered to the authorities in his sex case after returning from his honeymoon in Japan.
Fisherman was charged by the Miami-Dade County District Attorney’s office with one count of sexual assault in connection with a 2016 incident in which he allegedly helped Oren and Alon rape a woman in Miami.
Fisherman, known as a friend of the Alexander family, has not been named in the lawsuit against the brothers.
Jeffrey Sloman, an attorney representing Fisherman, said he “strongly denies” the allegations after Wednesday’s hearing.
Fisherman agreed to a $260,000 bond guaranteed by his wife and mother-in-law and a $25,000 corporate bond from Roy Zemlock of Bail Miami, the same inmate who gave Oren and Alon a $25,000 business bond each. He will also be fitted with an ankle monitor and has agreed to surrender his Israeli and American passports.
Fisherman immigrated to the US from Israel in 2012 and became a US citizen last year. He launched his own brokerage called The Fisherman Group in October.
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