"THE FLAVOR OF NEW YORK" HAS A PROBLEM

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On July 24, 2024, the New York Times reported on allegations against former Douglas Elliman brokers Tal and Oren Alexander and their brother Alon, citing interviews with “10 women who said they were sexually assaulted by the brothers or believe they may have been.” 

According to the same report, “Leaders at Douglas Elliman were aware of allegations that Tal and Oren may have been drugging women, yet the brokerage continued to support the duo, said five real estate professionals who either told executives about incidents or were told about them by company executives.”

One alleged victim reportedly told Mr. Lorber in 2012 that “she believed she may have been drugged by the duo.” According to the New York Times, “She asked Mr. Lorber to please not act on the knowledge. ‘I was terrified,’ she said. ‘I was afraid they would hurt me.’"

Joel Denaro, an attorney speaking on the brothers’ behalf, told real estate publication Curbed that “The Alexander brothers have never had intimate relations unless they were consensual. They are confronting these false claims in court and will be vindicated in the end.”

On December 11, 2024, the United States Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York announced that all three brothers had been arrested and charged with sex trafficking offenses. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “for more than a decade, the Alexander Brothers, alone and together, repeatedly and violently sexually assaulted and raped dozens of female victims. Today, the defendants are charged with multiple sex trafficking offenses. Our investigation is far from over.”

On January 16, 2025, the Miami Herald reported that a federal judge had denied bail to all three brothers in the federal sex trafficking case.