Oren, Tal and Alon Alexander will be extradited from Miami to New York, where they will remain in federal detention until trial.

Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.

Years before they were charged with sex crimes, Oren and Alon Alexander took legal action to find a mystery blogger who claimed they had committed sexual assault as teenagers.