{"id":137719,"date":"2026-01-30T15:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/137719\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:36:25","slug":"alexander-brothers-used-miami-club-for-sex-trafficking-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/137719\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Brothers Used Miami Club for Sex Trafficking: Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

In late September 2016, Tiffany Marina Rodriguez, then 21 years old, received an invitation: the Alexander brothers<\/a> wanted her and a friend to \u201chang out\u201d with them at Basement Miami, a small but swanky nightclub inside luxury hotel The Miami Beach Edition. Rodriguez and her friend took the offer, which came from a promoter employed by Basement Miami.<\/p>\n

But what was supposed to be a careless night of dancing and drinking turned into a drug-hazed sexual assault and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) inducing nightmare for Rodriguez, according to a January 22 lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Florida.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit alleges that brothers Oren and Alon Alexander<\/a> used a vast network to coordinate their sexual assault crimes. According to the complaint (attached at the bottom of this story), their network included individuals from Basement Miami, Miami Beach Edition, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, and Kent Security Services, owned by Orly and Shlomo Alexander (the brothers\u2019 parents). The former real estate moguls<\/a> are currently on trial in the Southern District of New York<\/a> on federal charges of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking of two victims by force, fraud, or coercion. At least a dozen women have come forward with sexual assault claims<\/a> against the brothers since their federal indictment in December 2024. They have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez is the latest to come forward in a story first reported by the Miami Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When she and her friend arrived at Basement, another promoter employed by the nightclub took them to a private table with the Alexander brothers, according to the lawsuit. That same promoter \u2014 who was not the one who had invited them to the club \u2014 then made Rodriguez some drinks.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaintiff consumed fewer than two drinks before feeling severely unwell and struggling to stay awake at the nightclub,\u201d the lawsuit reads. \u201cGiven the few drinks she had, Plaintiff knew this feeling was unusual and recognized that she had been drugged. Plaintiff has no recollection of further events at Basement Miami that evening, and only fragmented memories of what followed.\u201d<\/p>\n

An attorney for the Alexander Brothers did not return New Times\u2018 requests for comment, either by phone or email.<\/p>\n

The \u201cHorrific Assault\u201d<\/p>\n

The remainder of the night came in flashes for Rodriguez: A car ride to a sandwich shop near her Miami Beach apartment. Ignored pleas to go home. Collapsing onto a couch at a luxury condo in Sunny Isles. <\/p>\n

When Rodriguez regained consciousness, \u201cshe found herself in a bedroom, severely physically restrained. Her body was pinned beneath the arms of a horizontally positioned office chair, with her head and legs forced through the chair\u2019s frame,\u201d the lawsuit states. Both Oren and Alon raped her simultaneously.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Alexander Brothers took turns. While one brother brutally raped Plaintiff, the other filmed it on his cell phone and forced Plaintiff to perform oral sex,\u201d the lawsuit reads. \u201cThen they switched and resumed the group rape. The Alexander Brothers eventually dismissed Plaintiff without another word.\u201d<\/p>\n

She fled the room to find her friend and the Basement promoter who had made her the drinks on a balcony, not far from where the assault occurred. Rodriguez pleaded with her friend to leave and, on the ride home, told her about the rape. When Rodriguez arrived at her apartment, which she shared with her then-boyfriend, she \u201crecounted the horrific assault\u201d to him and another friend. The next morning, when they struggled to wake her, the boyfriend and friend told Rodriguez they nearly called 911 \u201cbecause they believed she had been drugged,\u201d the suit reads.<\/p>\n

Later that night, \u201cafter receiving a video depicting her being sexually assaulted by the Alexander Brothers \u2013 consistent with the\u00a0brothers\u2019 pattern of recording the assaults and circulating the footage as a form or [sic] coercion and control,\u201d according to the lawsuit, Rodriguez\u2019s boyfriend forced her to leave their home.<\/p>\n

The next day, the friend who had gone with Rodriguez to Basement confronted the promoter who had invited them there, saying that he placed the women in danger by connecting them with the fellow promoter, \u201cwho was affiliated with the Alexander Brothers.\u201d She also identified the condominium where the assault took place, which the promoter confirmed was Olen\u2019s. <\/p>\n

But after their talk, the lawsuit says the promoter reported the alleged rape to one of Oren\u2019s associates, \u201cemphasizing the need for the situation to be handled appropriately.\u201d A private investigator acting for Oren later contacted Rodriguez with a threatening message asserting the encounter was consensual and that her credibility would be attacked should she come forward. <\/p>\n

Rodriguez was hospitalized for three days after the assault. After going to the doctor to check on an infection from a torn nipple piercing inflicted during the sexual assault, she required surgery. Despite the mental and physical trauma she faced, she stayed silent for years, fearing retaliation and public humiliation, the lawsuit states.<\/p>\n

Eight years later, after the Alexander brothers were arrested for sex trafficking in December 2024, Rodriguez discovered that she wasn\u2019t their only victim. <\/p>\n

Rodriguez\u2019s attorney, Arick Fudali, a managing partner at The Bloom Firm, described the courage it took for her to go public with her story. \u201cShe was empowered by seeing other women come forward. She had been suffering in silence for a long time,\u201d he said in a phone call with New Times.<\/p>\n

He explained a phenomenon that enables survivors of sexual assault to finally speak up. \u201cYou see what I call \u2018collective empowerment,\u2019 where they see the courage, the bravery of one woman coming forward. That usually has a trickle effect that ultimately inspires them to also come forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

A \u201cSex Trafficking Scheme\u201d<\/p>\n

The complaint alleges a \u201csex trafficking scheme\u201d involving the Alexander brothers, Miami Beach Edition (and Marriott International, which operates and manages the hotel), and its nightclub Basement, as well as Orly and Shlomo Alexander and their company Kent Security Services, and Howard Lorber, then-CEO of Douglas Elliman, which employed Oren and Tal. This story focuses on the allegations involving the Alexander brothers, The Miami Beach Edition, and Basement Miami.<\/p>\n

Representatives from Douglas Elliman did not return New Times\u2018 emailed requests for comment. Kent Security Services did not respond to New Times\u2018 inquiries by phone or email. Marriott International did not respond to multiple emailed requests for comment. <\/p>\n

The Alexander brothers routinely spent a lot of money at Basement through table and bottle service (a table at the nightclub today<\/a> starts at $1,000 and quickly increases from there, according to Tablelist). And because that money \u201cgenerated substantial revenue\u201d for Basement, the nightclub allegedly helped the brothers carry out their scheme \u201cby directing employees and agents to escort targeted women to the Alexander Brothers\u2019 table, described as the \u2018best looking\u2019 and \u2018most intoxicated,\u2019 where they were subsequently raped,\u201d the complaint reads.<\/p>\n

Once those women were at the table, the Alexander brothers would often drug them. Then, nightclub employees would help transport the victims to the next location, \u201cwhere the group rapes occurred.\u201d Often, Basement employees would remain at the residence where the assault took place. This went on for years, the lawsuit alleges, even after a \u201cformer VIP Director observed unconscious women routinely being carried from the nightclub by Basement Miami\u2019s security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neither The Miami Beach Edition nor Basement Miami responded to New Times\u2018 multiple requests for comment on this story, including a phone call, emails, and Instagram direct messages.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, money can go a long way,\u201d Fudali responded when asked why the Edition and Basement would knowingly allow this behavior to continue.<\/p>\n

In the months following the assault, Rodriguez attempted suicide and began self-medicating. She still deals with PTSD, including \u201cregular flashbacks, and struggles with depression, anxiety, dissociation, and trust issues,\u201d today, according to the suit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud of Tiffany for standing up and speaking out about this,\u201d Fudali says. \u201cI was there on day one of the criminal trial, and I\u2019m proud of the other women who have come forward as well. I\u2019m eager to pursue justice in Tiffany\u2019s case.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In late September 2016, Tiffany Marina Rodriguez, then 21 years old, received an invitation: the Alexander brothers wanted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226,1642,3091,8841],"class_list":{"0":"post-137719","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-hialeah","9":"tag-hialeah-headlines","10":"tag-hialeah-news","11":"tag-miami-beach","12":"tag-nightlife","13":"tag-the-rich"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}