US prosecutors reject claim Prince Andrew cooperating in Epstein probe
Source: Agence France-Presse
8 JUN 2020
American prosecutors accused Britain's Prince Andrew on Monday of falsely claiming he has made repeated offers to help their investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The royal's lawyers said their client had offered assistance at least three times this year in the case, which centers on lurid sex trafficking claims against the multi-millionaire financier.
Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, which is investigating whether Epstein had any accomplices in his alleged crimes, hit back at the statement from Blackford's.
"Today, Prince Andrew yet again sought to falsely portray himself to the public as eager and willing to cooperate with an ongoing federal investigation into sex trafficking and related offences committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates," Berman said.
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