Prince Andrew called uncooperative in Epstein probe

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors and the FBI have sought to interview Prince Andrew about Jeffrey Epstein, but he has provided “zero cooperation,” the U.S. attorney in Manhattan said Monday.

Geoffrey Berman, the federal prosecutor, revealed Andrew’s lack of cooperation in response to a reporter’s question during a news conference outside Epstein’s Manhattan mansion about victims of human and sex trafficking.

Andrew, following a disastrous TV interview over his ties to Epstein, said in a statement last year that he was willing to help law enforcement agencies in their investigations into the disgraced financier and his associates.

“Of course, I am willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required,” his statement said.

Epstein hanged himself last summer in a Manhattan jail where he was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors had accused him of sexually exploiting dozens of women and girls in New York and Florida.

Shortly after Epstein’s death, Berman issued a statement vowing to continue the investigation into his co-conspirators.

The case brought renewed scrutiny to Epstein’s relationships with prominent figures in politics, academia and business — including Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II who is also known as the Duke of York.

The prince has said he met Epstein in 1999.

In 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty in a separate case to charges of soliciting prostitution and served 13 months in a Florida county jail under a widely criticized plea deal. After Epstein’s release in 2010, Andrew stayed at his Manhattan mansion and drew fire for continuing the relationship.

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