Months before they were convicted on federal sex trafficking charges in New York, the multimillionaire Alexander brothers were reportedly already exploring ways to secure a pardon from President Donald Trump.
Those discussions, which allegedly began late last year, included outreach to a lobbyist and an influential Jewish advocacy group known to have helped facilitate clemency bids in the past, The New York Times reported Friday.
A Trump administration source said neither the White House nor the Department of Justice has been contacted about any such pardon petition.
And the brothers’ family insist no such effort has ever been considered, let alone formalized.
Speaking about the Trump pardon reports, family spokesperson Juda Engelmayer told the Daily Mail: ‘We are not aware of any pardon application, and our focus remains on sentencing and the appellate process.
‘However, if this case were ever seriously reviewed at the highest levels, it would raise significant concerns about how the charges were framed and how the case was presented.’
He did not rule out seeking a pardon in the future.
And the Daily Mail understands the brothers are confident that their sentences could be overturned or shortened.
The Alexander brothers, (left to right) Alon, Tal, and Oren, were found guilty of all charges in their sex trafficking trial earlier this month, with sentencing set for August
They each face 15 years to life in prison. Attorneys for the trio said they will be appealing the verdict
The Israeli-American siblings – Tal Alexander, 39, and twins Oren and Alon, 38 – were convicted in Manhattan federal court on March 9.
The trio were found guilty of drugging and raping dozens of women – sometimes together – as part of a predatory campaign stretching back more than a decade.
Sentencing is set for August 6 and the brothers each face 15 years to life in prison.
Tal and Oren, nicknamed the ‘A-Team’, were once among the country’s most successful real estate brokers, selling multi-million dollar homes to the rich and powerful. Alon, meanwhile, is a trained attorney who ran the family’s private security company.
The brothers and their family were fixtures in elite real estate and socialite circles spanning New York, Miami and Tel Aviv.
The brothers twice attended parties at the White House, most recently a Hanukkah event during the final weeks of Trump’s first term in 2020.
Months later, Oren helped Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner purchase a sprawling $24 million mansion on Miami’s coveted Indian Creek Island.
President Trump has pardoned more than 1,800 people in the first year of his second term – more than any president in recent history.
But none of his clemency grants listed online by the Justice Department involve sexual crimes.
Oren Alexander is pictured with Ivanka Trump and his wife, Kamila Hansen in 2022. Two years earlier, he represented Ivanka and Jared Kushner in the purchase of a $24m Miami mansion
Tal and Oren were real estate moguls and their brother Alon was a lawyer who ran their family’s successful private security firm
Further dismissing the pardon reports, Engelmayer insisted the Alexanders’ ties to Trump’s circle have been overblown.
‘Media tends to overstate the connection,’ he told the Mail.
‘There was some professional and social overlap, but that should not be mistaken for a close personal relationship.’
Despite those denials, sources close to the family told the Daily Mail last week that the trio remains confident they will avoid a lengthy stay behind bars.
‘They’re not thinking like defeated men,’ said one source. ‘In their world, there’s always another deal to be made – and they believe someone powerful could still intervene.’
Another insider added: ‘The Alexanders have spent years cultivating relationships with people who have serious political influence. They’re convinced that network didn’t disappear overnight.’
‘Don’t underestimate how tight the luxury real estate world is,’ said a third. ‘Developers, donors, politicians – it’s a very small club.’
According to the Times, a person who works with the brothers but was not authorized to speak publicly acknowledged they had explored avenues for pardons after their fate was sealed by a jury earlier this month.
A photo of Tal and Zac Efron partying together in 2012. During the trial, an accuser claimed she was raped by Alon Alexander the same night after partying at Efron’s home
The Tzedek Association, a Jewish group that has had a hand in shaping Trump’s clemency grants, was also contacted last year by someone close to the brothers but declined to engage due to the predatory nature of the allegations, the Times reported.
The Daily Mail approached the Tzedek Association for comment but did not hear back.
Unnerved by the idea of a potential pardon – no matter how remote – is Maria Suska, a nurse and model who publicly accused Oren Alexander of brutally raping her at a party at the Versace Mansion in 2014.
Suska has not pursued any criminal or civil action against Oren. He and his brothers have consistently denied any accusations of sexual assault, insisting all encounters were consensual.
Suska told the Daily Mail she had found some peace in the belief the brothers would remain behind bars and that no other women would have to endure what she alleges she experienced.
But speaking last week, she voiced concern about the Times’ report.
‘A pardon in a case like this would be deeply concerning,’ said Suska, 40. ‘Situations involving deception, coercion, and abuse deserve accountability.
‘I hope the seriousness of what victims have experienced is fully considered before any such decision is made.’
Maria Suska said she was lured to a party by Oren Alexander in 2014 where she was allegedly brutally raped. Oren has denied all allegations of rape
Trump has been known to use his clemency powers to reward allies – but an administration source said no such request has been made by the Alexanders
The high-flying, hard-partying lifestyles of the Alexander brothers came crashing down in December 2024, when they were arrested by federal prosecutors, accused of using their wealth, status and access to lure women into their opulent world and abuse them.
Over the course of their five-week trial, jurors heard from 11 accusers who described strikingly similar patterns: partying with the brothers, suddenly feeling overwhelmingly intoxicated despite little alcohol, blacking out and later waking to find one or more of the siblings raping them.
One accuser said she was just 16 when Tal, Alon and two of their friends violently raped her at a home in the Hamptons in 2009. Jurors were also shown a video of Oren Alexander raping an incapacitated 17-year-old girl in Manhattan that same year.
After 21 hours of deliberation, the jury of six men and six women returned guilty verdicts on all 10 counts.
Alon and Oren still face three state rape charges in Miami and all three brothers are battling dozens of civil lawsuits filed by alleged victims in Miami and New York, placing the family’s estimated billion-dollar fortune in jeopardy.
The Alexander brothers continue to protest their innocence and have vowed to appeal their convictions.
In a statement released after the trial concluded, their parents Shlomi and Orly Alexander said: ‘The legal process does not end here.
‘We will continue fighting every day until justice is done and the three brothers regain their freedom.’
