NEW YORK (AP) — Known for their lavish lifestyle among the elite of the Hamptons and South Beach, the Alexander Brothers built an image that was as glamorous as it was high-profile. Two of the siblings, Tal and Oren, gained notoriety as top-tier real estate brokers, often referred to as “The A Team.” Meanwhile, their brother Alon pursued a legal education and managed their family’s private security business, a service catering to dignitaries and affluent individuals.

The trio’s lives were a study in opulence. They could often be seen at exclusive nightclubs, aboard luxury yachts, and traveling via private jets. One brother took residence among the upper echelons on Manhattan’s opulent Billionaires’ Row, while the others owned multimillion-dollar waterfront homes in Miami.

However, beneath this veneer of luxury, prosecutors allege a disturbing truth: Tal, Oren, and Alon Alexander — collectively known as the Alexander Brothers — stand accused of committing heinous crimes. From 2008 to 2021, they reportedly engaged in a pattern of sexual assault, trafficking, and rape, targeting dozens of women. The allegations include drugging their victims and, at times, recording their assaults.

Prosecutors claim the brothers sought out their victims in nightclubs, at parties, and through dating apps. They allegedly enticed some women with trips to extravagant destinations, covering the costs of travel and upscale accommodations, only to then drug and assault them. Scores of women have stepped forward with accusations against the trio.

Now, Tal, age 39, and his 38-year-old twins Alon and Oren, are facing a trial that prosecutors describe as the culmination of more than ten years of alleged criminal activity. The sex-trafficking charges they face could result in life sentences, marking a potential end to their years of evading justice.

Opening statements are slated for Tuesday in the brothers’ trial in federal court in Manhattan, after they were delayed a day because of heavy snowfall over the weekend in New York.

Oren and Tal Alexander, the real estate dealers who specialized in high-end properties in Miami, New York and Los Angeles, have pleaded not guilty, along with their brother Alon, who graduated from New York Law School before taking his position with the security firm.

All three have been held without bail since their December 2024 arrests. They were indicted months after several women filed lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct.

A spokesperson for the Alexander Brothers said they “categorically deny that anyone was drugged, assaulted, or coerced, and the government has presented no physical evidence, medical records, contemporaneous complaints, or objective proof to establish those claims.”

“This case highlights a broader concern about how the federal sex-trafficking statute is being applied,” said the spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer. “Congress enacted that law to address force, coercion, and exploitation; not to retroactively criminalize consensual adult relationships through inference or narrative.”

“As the defense has consistently said, allegations are not evidence,” Engelmayer added.

The brothers’ attorneys have promised to show the jury of six men and six women that prosecutors have taken innocent romantic and sexual encounters and converted them into criminal activity through clever lawyering.

Oren Alexander’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo, has said the defense plans to prove that witnesses have lied to the government and that their testimony can’t be trusted.

Judge Valerie E. Caproni, who will preside over the trial, has rejected defense requests to toss out the charges or send the case to state court. The Alexanders’ lawyers have said the allegations against them resemble “date rape” crimes more commonly prosecuted in state courts, but Caproni disagreed.

“That badly misrepresents the nature of the charges,” the judge wrote.

Agnifilo has said the jury will hear evidence of group sex, threesomes and promiscuity. During jury selection last week, prospective jurors were asked questions related to sexual activity and sex crimes.

“The case is about sex and sexuality,” said Agnifilo, who represented Sean “Diddy” Combs last year as the hip-hop mogul was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges but convicted on lesser prostitution-related counts.

In court papers, the Alexander Brothers’ lawyers wrote that among the accusers they expect to testify at trial, they had located evidence “that undermines nearly every aspect of the alleged victims’ narratives.”

Prosecutors have said their evidence will show that the brothers “have acted with apparent impunity — forcibly raping women whenever they wanted to do so.”