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Alexander brothers get 30 years each in prison after sex trafficking convictions · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: Former luxury real estate brokers Oren, Tal, and Alone Alexander
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  Speaker 1: were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: concluding a high-profile criminal case centered on a decade-long sex
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  Speaker 1: trafficking enterprise. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni handed down the
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  Speaker 1: identical 30-year sentences in a Manhattan federal court following emotional
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  Speaker 1: victim impact statements from women who recounted being drugged, trapped,
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  Speaker 1: and sexually assaulted by the brothers. The sentencing delivers a
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  Speaker 1: major legal reckoning for the trio, whose prominent status in
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  Speaker 1: high-end real estate and nightlife circles once masked systematic abuse
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  Speaker 1: spanning multiple states. During the lengthy court hearing, 11 victims
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  Speaker 1: addressed the court directly, detailing how the brothers used their wealth,
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  Speaker 1: private security connections, and access to luxury properties to target
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  Speaker 1: vulnerable women. Prosecutors argued that the Alexanders operated a predatory
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  Speaker 1: network from their bases in New York, Miami, and the Hamptons,
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  Speaker 1: utilizing prescription sedatives and physical force to facilitate sexual assaults.
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  Speaker 1: While defense attorneys pleaded for the statutory minimum of 15 years,
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  Speaker 1: citing the defendants' familial roles, prosecutors urged the court to
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  Speaker 1: impose life sentences. pointing to more than 60 women who
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  Speaker 1: came forward with allegations during federal investigations. Judge Caproni sharply
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  Speaker 1: chastised the brothers before issuing the sentence, describing their criminal
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  Speaker 1: behavior as monstrous and noting their total lack of remorse
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  Speaker 1: or accountability during statements made to the court. Although the
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  Speaker 1: defendants insisted on their innocence and claimed their actions were consensual,
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  Speaker 1: the judge emphasized that their persistent denial of wrongdoing rendered
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  Speaker 1: rehabilitation improbable. Under federal sentencing guidelines, each brother received 30-year
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  Speaker 1: terms for primary sex trafficking offenses alongside 20-year concurrent terms
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  Speaker 1: for related conspiracy counts. The sentencing marks the culmination of
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  Speaker 1: a dramatic fall for Oren and Tell Alexander, who formerly
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  Speaker 1: headed a top-producing luxury brokerage firm before facing federal indictments
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  Speaker 1: and widespread civil litigation. Federal law enforcement officials praised the
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  Speaker 1: bravery of the survivors who testified during the trial, framing
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  Speaker 1: the verdict and subsequent prison sentences as a crucial victory
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  Speaker 1: against wealthy individuals who exploit power and influence to commit
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  Speaker 1: sexual violence. All three brothers were immediately remanded back into
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  Speaker 1: federal custody to begin serving their sentences.