NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan said on Monday (March 9) that Britain's Prince Andrew has "shut the door" on helping an investigation into allegations of sex trafficking by financier Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.

It was the second time in less than two months that the prosecutor, Mr Geoffrey S. Berman, has taken the unusual step of publicly pointing out that Prince Andrew has refused to cooperate with the inquiry despite saying he was willing to.