The parents of disgraced brothers Alexander have made an emotional plea for mercy, asking a federal judge not to sentence their three sons to spend the rest of their lives in prison.
In a letter filed with the court and obtained by the Daily Mail, Orly and Shlomi Alexander urged Judge Valerie Caproni to consider the “whole lives” of convicted sex traffickers Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander. They described their sons as devoted fathers, loving husbands and generous men who should be given the opportunity to return home and raise their children.
Alon’s wife, 30-year-old Israeli model Shani Zigron, made a similar appeal. She portrayed her husband as a gentle and attentive father who changed diapers, made breakfast for their daughters and treated her with “care, respect and gentleness” during their marriage.
Her statement emerged as Daily Mail photographs showed Shani leaving her $7 million waterfront mansion for lunch with a male neighbor in Miami earlier this week.
Oren’s wife, Brazilian model Kamila, meanwhile, recalled that his arrest came while she was nine months pregnant. She said the event left her “traumatized,” forced her to care for their baby alone and disrupted her previously successful modeling career.
The statements are among dozens of character references submitted on the brothers’ behalf before their October 27 sentencing. The filings follow their March convictions for orchestrating a years-long campaign involving the drugging and sexual abuse of dozens of women.
Some of the character letters also point to volunteer work the brothers carried out as teenagers, including helping children with special needs, as attorneys seek reduced prison terms.
Prosecutors are asking for life sentences for all three men. Federal probation officials have recommended 195 years for 39-year-old Oren and 180 years each for his twin brother Alon and their older brother Tal, 40. Their lawyers are seeking sentences of 15 years apiece.
Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander were convicted of federal sex trafficking offenses in March and could now face life in prison
Daily Mail photographs showed Alon’s wife, 30-year-old Israeli model Shani Zigron, on a lunch outing with a male companion earlier this week
In their letter, the brothers’ parents asked the court to impose the most lenient sentences possible.
“We cannot fix this for our sons. We cannot take their place. All we can do is come before you as their parents and ask for mercy,” they wrote.
“We respectfully ask you to look at the whole lives of our sons. Look at the men they have been, the fathers they are, the families they have built, the hard work they have done, and the people and communities they have helped.”
The parents’ portrayal of the brothers as devoted family men contrasts sharply with testimony and evidence presented during their six-week trial. Numerous women told the court they had been drugged and sexually assaulted, in some cases by more than one of the brothers.
In a sentencing memorandum filed Wednesday, prosecutors said their investigation had identified at least 70 women who were raped or sexually assaulted by one or more of the brothers. They described the offenses as “sex crimes of extraordinary magnitude.”
According to prosecutors, the brothers used their wealth and glamorous lifestyles to draw women to luxury properties, where they allegedly drugged and assaulted them.
Prosecutors said the pattern of abuse began during the brothers’ teenage years and continued for nearly two decades. Although they had every opportunity to live law-abiding lives, prosecutors accused them of “weaponizing their privilege” to exploit women.
“The defendants are unrepentant serial rapists. That is their history,” prosecutors wrote.
Prosecutors are seeking life sentences for all three men, while federal probation officials recommended 195 years for Oren, 39, and 180 years each for his twin brother Alon and older brother Tal, 40
Prosecutors accused the brothers of weaponizing their privilege to lure women to luxury properties and assault them; all three men protested and maintain their innocence
Much of the family’s appeal focused on the brothers’ achievements as teenagers, recalling how they volunteered with children with special needs, tutored underprivileged students and helped out at local hospitals while still in school.
Orly and Shlomi also pleaded with the judge to consider the four young children who are now growing up without their fathers.
‘They do not understand courtrooms or sentences. They understand Daddy,’ they wrote. ‘We cannot bear the thought of these children losing years with their fathers.’
Shani Zigron, meanwhile, offered an account of her husband’s life behind closed doors and the apparent toll his imprisonment has taken on their two young daughters.
She described Alon as a ‘devoted’ husband and hands-on father who changed diapers, prepared breakfast for their two daughters and rushed home from work each evening to have dinner with the family.
Shani, dressed casually in high-waisted jeans and a white T-shirt, appeared relaxed and happy during a lunch outing in Miami earlier this week
Zigron wrote a plea to the judge, describing her incarcerated husband as ‘devoted’ and a hands-on father to their two girls, now aged four and five
Shani recalled feeling ‘bored’ and directionless after the girls’ births because she could not immediately return to modeling, prompting Alon to encourage her to volunteer at a Miami women’s shelter, which she said gave her a renewed sense of purpose.
Since his arrest, Shani said their daughters, now aged four and five, have struggled to understand why their father is no longer home. She flies to New York every Friday to visit him behind bars, telling the girls only that their father is going through ‘a challenge.’
Earlier this week, the Daily Mail obtained exclusive photographs showing Shani enjoying an outing with a male neighbor in Miami.
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Dressed casually in high-waisted jeans and a white T-shirt, she appeared relaxed and happy as she climbed into the passenger seat of the man’s car, heading to a nearby restaurant for lunch.
The sighting comes seven months after the Daily Mail photographed Shani in floods of tears on a Manhattan street corner, just blocks from the federal courthouse, moments after her husband and his two brothers were found guilty on all counts.
Her lunch companion has been identified by the Daily Mail as Eyal Kadosh, 42, a neighbor of Shani and Alon’s who also submitted a character reference in support of the convicted sex trafficker.
Her lunch companion has been identified by the Daily Mail as Eyal Kadosh, a neighbor of Shani and Alon’s
Kadosh said he had known Alon since around 2021 and described him as a protective neighbor who organized community security initiatives and once intervened when suspicious individuals entered Kadosh’s property.
Records show Kadosh lives nearby in a $1.7M apartment.
He also spoke of knowing Shani and the couple’s daughters, and witnessing the toll Alon’s absence has taken on their family.
‘The family I remember seeing together now feels incomplete,’ he wrote.
Oren’s wife, Brazilian model Kamila, meanwhile, described the impact of his arrest in December 2024, when she was nine months pregnant with their first child.
The defense referenced portions of Kamila’s account in its remarks to the judge, but her full letter did not appear in the publicly released submission. Some exhibits were redacted.
According to the defense filing, Kamila called Oren’s arrest ‘traumatizing’ and said she had been forced to raise their son alone while her once-successful modeling career stalled because of the publicity surrounding the case.
She also claimed to have received threats that forced her to move home, change her phone number and abandon her social media accounts.
A less-than-glowing character reference came from the siblings’ eldest brother, Niv, who was not accused of any wrongdoing in the case and whose letter focused less on their personal relationships and more on their spectacular professional success and lavish social lives.
Kadosh, the CEO of a telehealth company, also submitted a character reference in support of convicted sex trafficker Alon Alexander
Zigron was comforted by a family friend as she sobbed on Monday evening
Describing himself as the ‘original Alexander brother,’ Niv, who is six years older than Tal, boasted that his siblings had achieved heights in America that ‘most people only dream of.’
He recalled how Tal and Oren rose from modest beginnings in New York real estate to become two of the industry’s biggest names, crediting their relentless partying and networking with helping propel their careers.
‘They constantly entertained for their own sake and for the networking connections. It was so impressive it changed my life,’ he wrote.
Niv also offered a surprisingly candid assessment of Tal, acknowledging that his brother’s success had sometimes gone to his head.
‘Tal has a big heart and is an emotional soul. He was selfish and his ego became large but he also taught us all how to live,’ he wrote.
‘The most important part of their character is that they did spend a lot of time together being the life of the party.’
Meanwhile, Oren’s wife, Brazilian model Kamila (above in 2018), recalled in a letter how his dramatic arrest while she was nine months pregnant left her ‘traumatized’
Orly and Shlomi Alexander urged Judge Valerie Caproni in a letter obtained by the Daily Mail to consider the ‘whole lives’ of their sons, who are now convicted sex trafficker
The brothers are scheduled to learn their fate on October 27 in Manhattan federal court
In closing, Niv asked the judge to impose ‘the lowest possible sentence on them.’
Prosecutors, however, have urged Judge Caproni not to be swayed by the family’s pleas for leniency, arguing that the brothers have shown no remorse and that their continued refusal to accept responsibility raises serious concerns about the danger they could pose if released.
They also warned that a lenient sentence would undermine efforts to hold wealthy and powerful sexual predators accountable and send a damaging message to victims who had endured the ordeal of testifying against their attackers.
‘There is nothing average about these defendants or their crimes,’ prosecutors wrote, insisting that the brothers deserved life imprisonment.
Tal, Oren and Alon, who have been held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since their arrests in December 2024, are scheduled to learn their fate on October 27 in Manhattan federal court.